Secondary research

• Interview with the director of kidulthood
• Other interviews/articles of people talking about the representation of teenagers in the media

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/7094689.stm

This is an article published in bbc news: Wednesday, 14 November 2007. The article puts more emphasis on the fact that the offenders of the crime were wearing hoods rather than the crime they actually committed. This supports my question, as it is an example of the media creating a culture of believing all people that wear hoodies are criminals. This articlee is both useful and reliable as it is from bbc news which is a trustworthy source and it is also sited.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nrkUMjoXWdY

This source is an E4 ident, showing the national scare over hoodies. The ident has dwarfs dressed in clothes which have become stereotypical to young people, doing some exreme unrealistic things such as chasing policemen. The fact that E4 are able to make a joke out of the current situation regarding youths being labelled as criminals, shows that there is a clear awareness of it and that something needs to be done. As this source is an Ident from a well known television station it is reliable, however it is making a mockery of the whole idea and it is made more for the purpose of entertainment as well as to inform.