CRJU 3250 - Crime and the Media

Description

Analyzes the role the mass media has on human behavior, subsequently affecting human judgment, attitudes, perceptions of crime, and societal reactions to crime in general. This course analyzes how the general public processes the "criminal event" and other pertinent information regarding crime and how this process is fundamentally derived from the media and is an instrumental element in the creation of fear of crime.

Learning Objectives

• Critically analyze and understand the content of crime and justice in the news and entertainment media.
• Critically analyze and understand the medias influence on the level of violence and crime in society.
• Critically analyze and understand the medias influence on public attitudes and perceptions of crime and criminality.
• Critically analyze and understand the medias influence on public attitudes and perceptions of crime and criminality.