CJ-31073 credit hours

Crime, Media and Popular Culture

Criminal Justice · 3 hrs Lecture

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CJ-3107 prerequisites

2 courses appear in this chain, up to 2 levels deep. 1 is needed whichever route you take: CJ-2100

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CJ-1002Introduction to Criminal Justice

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CJ-2100Foundations of Justice

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CJ-1002Introduction to Criminal Justice

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the former CJ-1101

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Description

Critically examines the depiction of crime and the criminal justice system in the media and popular culture, including television, film, print and the Internet. Key research findings and theoretical approaches to studying crime in the media and popular culture are discussed. Implications for policy, public opinion and the operation of the agencies of the criminal justice system are examined.

Requisite courses

CJ-1002 or the former CJ-1101, and CJ-2100 [prerequisite(s)].

Lecture

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