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/^t/It has been observed in the recent years that the crime rate is constantly growing. What is more, the crimes are commited by the younger and younger perpetrators. The methods they apply as well as the motives of their misdeeds suggest that they immitate certain patterns. Unfortunately it is mass media to blame. The number of films and advertisements which propagate violence is dramatically increasing, which consequently is reflected in the crime rate. Frustrated and disappointed, the young find an outlet for their agression in breaking the law. It is very often mass media which teach and instruct them how to do it.