This paper asserts that the rise of new media technologies has once again renewed anxiety about the relationship between televised violence and juvenile crime. The author highlights the major conceptual and methodological issues involved in researching the relationships between media violence and crime. Additionally, research concerning the effects of violence has been heavily influenced by interdisciplinary struggles and the policymaking arena. The author advocates an analysis of mass media and the roles it plays within a framework that takes into account the wider cultural, economic and political spheres. Also, more small-scale empirical studies that highlight the relationship between texts, viewers, and viewing contexts are needed. Greater emphasis on media education in schools also is needed. If children and adolescents are to develop mature attitudes towards violence and aggression, they need to increase their awareness of the workings of the mass media. 51 references