The tendency of a variety of people across the country to model or copy particular criminal activity portrayed by the entertainment media is called:

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The term used to describe the tendency of people to model or copy criminal activity they see in the media is the contagion effect. It is the idea that the more a particular criminal activity is portrayed in the media, the more likely individuals are to imitate it.

The Tendency of a Variety of People Across the Country