The coverage of children who are victims or perpetrators in criminal acts is a broad topic, which cannot be covered extensively based on the scope of this research and time limitations. Davies et al. (2007) and Faucher, (2007) explain the hierarchy of victimisation which implies that pecking order is set up such that “young, bright, photogenic girls from stable and loving, middle-class family backgrounds,” may rate high as the “ideal victim” in news reports. The opposite applies for their peers who are working-class boys brought up on rough parts of the society. Faucher, (2007) highlights the dichotomies of innocent and culpable victims as well as deserving and undeserving victims. Factors such as class, race and sexuality can at times determine news media interest, however, they need to be viewed with regard to other factors such as the geopolitical landscape and cultural makeup of the time (Davies et al., 2007 and Falodum, 2015). These and other determinant factors will not be taken into account in this research, and children were merely viewed in the categories of victim or offender. Thus, there is room for further research to analyse the effects of these demographical facets on the coverage of children who are involved in criminal acts.