Assignment:
You have to identify major forms of crime in the United States. Provide a concrete example of deviance and crime from a recent news article. Critically analyze the media coverage of the article. Discuss how the media covered the story, and address the following:
- Did the media focus on the suspect?
- Did the media focus on the victim?
- Was the suspect's or victim's race, class, or gender included in the story?
- Are crime statistics reliable social data? Why or why not?
Use a minimum of 2 credible academic sources to support your paper, citing resources in APA format.