Assignment:
Instructions
Media and Crime Exam 1 covers chapters one. two and three from the text. Please write 200 to 250 words discussing the questions. DO NOT exceed 300 words you will lose points for exceeding 300 words and not following directions.
You may consult your book and notes, but you are not permitted to discuss the question or your answer with anyone else, including people who are not in the class.
Question 1. "Compare and contrast the relationship between criminal justice and media studies.
What did you find to be the similarities and the differences? Based on our discussion of the two disciplines, what do you predict for the future of media effects? Write 200 to 250 words discussing this question."
Question 2. "Marxism, critical criminology, and the dominant ideology proposes that the media and criminal justice system primarily embody the interests and norms of the most powerful groups in society, rather than those of society as a whole. What implications do this have for those whose hold deviant or oppositional views? Write 200 to 250 words discussing this question."
Question 3. "Considering the dominant ideology propositions from chapter one. what types of crimes are not the subjects of moral panics and what effect does this non or limited reporting have on the public s perception of crime? Write 200 to 250 words discussing this question. "
Question 4. How have news values changed over the past 50 years. Provide specific examples of the types of crime coverage journalist were reporting in 1967 compared to 2017. Write 200 to 250 words discussing this question. [Be sure to clearly identify the articles.]
Question 5. "Moral panics refer to public and political reactions to minority or marginalized individuals and groups who appear to be some kind of threat to consensual values and interest. Can you think of any examples where girls or young women have been the recipients of moral outrage? What criminological or other theory do you think best explain this, and. why? Write 200 to 250 words discussing this question. (Be sure to clearly identify the articles.] ".