Status Quo

MASS MEDIA AND CRIME

According to Barak (1994), symbolic policing using symbolic rewards/punishment is designed to resolve short-term problems to restore social order in favor of the status quo.

Reference:

Barak, G. (1994). “Media, society, and criminology.” In G. Barak (Ed.), Media, process, and the social construction of crime: Studies in newsmaking criminology. 3-45. Garland Publishing: New York.