Abstract
Television crime dramas and shows are very popular all over the world. This popularity is not bound to a certain age group, rather all the TV viewers like these shows very much. Like other countries, dozens of TV channels are telecasting these crime shows in Pakistan. Furthermore, few of the channels telecast crime shows at prime time which attests the popularity of such genre. Some of the media contents behave in morally disputed ways. The crime depictions as re-enactments of TV crime shows are questionable in the field of research signifying diverse cultural contexts. A large number of people are habitual to watch these shows, which may probably come out with negative behavioural outcomes. Especially the children who are at their behavioural developmental phase; are more susceptible to adopt negative behavioural leanings. In this research effort, introduction and detail of TV crime shows in Pakistan are provided, the literature concerning “media as risk factor“ in children development is discussed, and relevant theories inferences are deliberated.it was found that media has powerful role in behaviour formulating of children and violence media portrayal (TV crime shows) may appear with grave concerns. Previous scientific literature was reviewed to find and discuss the problem in hand. In the research effort, the literature review provides research propositions to explore further dimensions to TV crime shows’ effects and possible negative or positive behavioural outcomes in children behaviour.
Highlights
Some programs of media entertainment industry are generally perceived to be “good programs”, but some other programs are considered as immoral at least some of the time
Research on behaviour development of children with reference to antisocial behavioural tendencies has been nourishing for last few decades
Different contents of media have always been in research focus to measure its effects on viewers. These contents are linked with behaviour development of viewers
Summary
Some programs of media entertainment industry are generally perceived to be “good programs”, but some other programs are considered as immoral at least some of the time. These immoral programs are often liked and watched by a large number of viewers. Crime shows are comparatively a new genre in Pakistani television industry. This type of programs was introduced five or six years before in Pakistan, since very popular among all segments of viewers. In Pakistan, the crime shows are produced with few modifications in which a real crime event is presented by reenactments. There may be some other effects of these crime shows having negative behavioural tendencies in viewers, especially children
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