American cryptozoologist Loren Coleman and author Zeynep Tufekci have has suggested that copycat crimes can be prevented through a number of means, including the use of carefully selected, non-sensationalistic language on the part of law enforcement and the media when communicating news of crimes to the public; avoiding the release of both details on the methods of crimes and the name of suspects; avoiding the perpetuation of cliches and stereotypes about criminals and the causes of their behavior; emphasis on the effect of the crimes on the victims and their loved ones; and including protective factors like help lines when publishing stories on such crimes.[10]
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