ANALYsIS OF VARIOUS EFFECTS OF TELEVISION CRIME SHOWS ON PAKISTANI YOUTH (A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS OF GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY FAISALABAD)

Abstract

The study investigates the effects of crime shows run on Pakistani media channels on Pakistani
youth. On the basis of the debate on violent content of media and their effects. I firmly
examined the perception of youth regarding crime shows run on Pakistani media channels and
what are the psychological effects of such crime shows on youth. The main direction of the
study was to place the discussion of crime shows’ effects. The study was executed by using
quantitative methodology of research. It was a case study of students of GC University
Faisalabad. 145 students were selected from GC University Faisalabad by using convenient
sampling technique. A questionnaire was designed with close and one open ended question
and used as a tool for data collection. The results show that respondents are most likely to
watch crime shows of Express News and they expressed the feelings of insecurity among them
toward society and they also admitted that they come to know with new techniques of crime.
The youth perceived that most of the stories presented in crime shows are manipulated to
enhance the viewer’s interest and half of the respondents said that the bloodshed and
encounter scenes should not be broadcasted in such programs.