Assignment task: The media, as shown by research, has from its inception latched onto crime and criminal justice as a source of regular news coverage, and this includes radio, TV, and entertainment such as movies. The textbook (Surrett, R. (2015). Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice: Images, Realities, and Policies. 5th Edition. Samford, Ct.: Cengage Learning.
p. 70) identifies three areas of particular interest: Psychotic super-male criminals, Business and Professional Criminals, and Victims and Heroic Criminals.
Briefly describe each of these and the accepted criminological theory that supports each of these.