The sensational increase in violent criminality in recent years
has placed the question of public security on the social agenda.
Formerly a matter restricted to a few actors, now the topic of public
security has become the center of discussion in an affl icted society
in the midst of a notorious increase in violence and criminality.
The result of the referendum on the prohibition of the sale of
fi rearms and ammunition amplifi ed an obvious popular clamor
demanding consistent, lasting and clear measures in the combating
and prevention of crime. The media, perceiving the importance
of this historic moment (and mainly the power to vocalize this
demand of the middle class – their major consumer – has deepened
the discussion on this issue, organizing in an increasingly more
constant way coverage of public security
