This is a series of two questions that needs to be done in APA format with in text citations and references. My book needs to be used as at least one of the references. NO PLAGIARISM!

My book is:

Muraskin, R., & Roberts, A. (2009). Visions for change: Crime and justice in the twenty-first century (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Unit 2Question 11

There are two widely held assumptions concerning the effects of the media on the public’s perception of crime and criminality. The first assumes that the mass media are the prime sources of understanding in the areas. The second assumption is that the media present erroneous and distorted information about crime.” Has the research supported or refuted these assumptions?

( At least 200 words)

Unit 2Question 12

What is the extent of crime where you live? Locate the agency that compiles crime statistics for your state and search for the crime statistics for your county for the year 2007. Describe your findings. How do these numbers compare with your beliefs about the extent and nature of crime in the county where you live? Include a link to the agency’s web page. ( At least 200 words)

(Info for this question to help you get the awnser isMy state is Tennessee,  My County is Blount County.)