CRI 374 - Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)

This course analyzes the historical and contemporary relationship between media, crime, and criminal justice. It examines how crime victims, offenders, and the criminal justice system are depicted in popular culture - television, movies, music, literature - and social and news media. It also critiques how these portrayals impact victims and offenders, crime and justice, and influence politics; and how race, class, and gender influence the ways in which the media portrays different types of victims and offenders.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): CRI 150 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring