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THE PORTRAYAL OF VIOLENCE IN THE REENACTMENTBASED CRIME SHOWS A CASE STUDY OF JURM BOLTA HAI AND CRIME PATROL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).17      10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).17      Published : Jun 2022

The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol

Abstract

    This research study examines the content of re-enactment-based crime shows to understand how violence-based crime events are portrayed to the viewers. Quantitative Content Analysis has been executed by the researchers on the two leading T.V.shows of Pakistan and India - Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol. All the episodes of the selected shows on-aired from the 1st of November 2016 to the 31st of December 2016 have been studied, coded, and analyzed.The findings reveal that Crime Patrol on-aired more episodes and showed more violence. The data confirmed that both the shows discussed the crime events in a similar line by focusing on the murder,kidnapping, and robbery. There is a space for improvement in the language of both the shows to tell the crime story to the audience in a more decent way. It is also much needed that Jurm Bolta Hai should respect the privacy of different characters involved or affected by the crime. The findings of this research study are grounded in the Cultural Criminology Theory.

    Portrayal, Violence, Re-enactment, Crime Shows, Crime Patrol, Jurm Bolta Hai

    (1) Syeda Mahnoor Shah
    MA, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Amir Hamza Marwan
    Lecturer, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Ayesha Anwar
    Lecturer, College of Home Economics, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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APA

    APA : Shah, S. M., Marwan, A. H., & Anwar, A. (2022). The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol. Global Language Review, VII(II), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).17

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Shah, Syeda Mahnoor, Amir Hamza Marwan, and Ayesha Anwar. 2022. "The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol." Global Language Review, VII (II): 198-207 doi: 10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).17

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    HARVARD : SHAH, S. M., MARWAN, A. H. & ANWAR, A. 2022. The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol. Global Language Review, VII, 198-207.

MHRA

    MHRA : Shah, Syeda Mahnoor, Amir Hamza Marwan, and Ayesha Anwar. 2022. "The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol." Global Language Review, VII: 198-207

MLA

    MLA : Shah, Syeda Mahnoor, Amir Hamza Marwan, and Ayesha Anwar. "The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol." Global Language Review, VII.II (2022): 198-207 Print.

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    OXFORD : Shah, Syeda Mahnoor, Marwan, Amir Hamza, and Anwar, Ayesha (2022), "The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol", Global Language Review, VII (II), 198-207

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Shah, Syeda Mahnoor, Amir Hamza Marwan, and Ayesha Anwar. "The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol." Global Language Review VII, no. II (2022): 198-207. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).17