CRMN 3035U – Crime and Media

This course critically examines media representations of crime and its enforcement. In particular, it documents how crime-related issues (explanations of criminal behaviour, patterns of offending and victimization, criminal justice policy, etc.) are depicted within various media formats (journalism, popular culture, reality-based programming, social media) and the potential effects of such dynamics, whether in relation to audience behaviour, popular stereotypes, fear of crime, or support for particular policy interventions.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (SSCI 2900U or SSCI 2910U or SSCI 2920U or LGLS 2940U) and (SSCI 2810U or CRMN 2830U or CRMN 2850U or LGLS 2200U or PSYC 2030U or POSC 2200U)
Credit restriction(s): SSCI 3035U