Furthermore, Stuart Hall’s book ‘Policing the Crisis’, identified the moral panic of mugging and its effects that are perpetuated within in the media. Hall concluded that Bourgeoisie in concurrence with the media generates moral panics, to preserve and perpetuate fear amongst the public. As well as this it gives the Bourgeoisie the ability to maintain control over the whole of society. It is plausible to argue that the Bourgeoisie felt a deficit of control due to an increase in “deviant” cultures e.g. in the 1980s there were drug cultures, sturdier unions and ‘equal love’ movements.
