When the Canadian public, lawmakers, and officials in the criminal justice system become motivated by media-generated heightened fears that crime poses a grave and immediate danger to society, what are they gripped by?

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When the public becomes excessively worried about a specific social problem, usually brought on by media coverage, and this worry leads to exaggerated responses and often hasty policy changes, it is called a moral panic.

When the Canadian Public, Lawmakers, and Officials in the Criminal