Write an essay of the changes that you have observed since your childhood in the way crime and justice is portrayed in the media.
Discuss which changes you see as positive and which ones you feel are negative and the reasons for your view. As part of your essay discuss whether you feel that the media today more often promote crime control or due process goals.
Write up a list of criminal justice memorial policies and note the characteristics of the persons and events they memorialize and the policies they established.
Discuss what the characteristics of the crimes and victims say about criminality and crime in America and what the resulting policies suggest as a general philosophy of criminal justice.