CRJ 350 - Crime and Media

CRJ 185 or SOC 100 or COM 200 or COM 241. (3)

Critical examination of media portrayals of crime and criminal justice that abound throughout society. The interrelationship between crime, criminal justice, and mass media of communication. Potential topics include portrayals and perceptions of victims and offenders, portrayals and perceptions of the criminal justice system, crime policy, the drug problem, sex offenders, white collar crime, etc. Graded ABCDE