Summary
Schissel argues that Canada is on the verge of an acute “moral panic” regarding youth crime which, if allowed to continue, will result in the indictment of all adolescents, but especially the disadvantaged. He explains the role of the media in this panic – its affiliation with information/political systems, with its readers/viewers, and with corporate Canada. The reality of youth crime is presented in stark contrast to the collective perception that youth crime is expanding at an alarming rate.