Role of mass media in victimological prevention

This article discusses the role of the media in victimological prevention. Media occupy a significant place in the life of a modern person, and acts as a source of various information. In the modern world, the influence of the media is evaluated both positively and negatively. Realizing their functions, such as information, education, the function of forming public opinion, managerial and the function of political marketing, they use various ways and methods of delivering information and influencing the consciousness of the masses. Recently, most authors of studies on the impact of the media on our lives have expressed an opinion about their negative impact. This fact is of the greatest interest for victimological prophylaxis.