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Course name
Crime and Media
Institution
Webster University
Instructor
Danielle MacCartney
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2023-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
21


This course uses films and other media as a medium for studying crime and culture. Students will analyze how cultural norms, values, and beliefs related to crime, criminals, and criminal justice and the ways these norms, values, and beliefs are important to the academic inquiry of law-making, law-breaking, and law-enforcement (i.e. criminology).

In this course, you'll closely examine how crime and the criminal justice system are portrayed in different types of media, like news, TV, movies, podcasts, and social media. We'll also look at how media shapes what the public thinks about crime, law enforcement, and the legal system.

From a sociological perspective, you'll learn about media biases, how it affects people's perception of crime risk, and how political beliefs influence crime portrayal.. You'll also get hands-on experience applying what you learn to real situations.

Student Assigned Reviewing
LilMuffin7 Juvenile delinquency Prostitution law, Prisoner
Catluver777 Prostitution law Transgender health care, Prisoner
Oikogeniakes15 Prisoner Open prison, Miscarriage of justice
Maddie2025 Livestreamed crime Edwin Sutherland, White Collar Crime
Oriona718 Crime film Cybercrime, Livestreamed crime
Eternitygxrl Interpol Broken windows theory, Juvenile delinquency
Luvgorloks Edwin Sutherland Campus sexual assault, Copyright infringement
MajorPayne99 Cybercrime Interpol, Solitary confinement
An anonymous entity Strain theory (sociology) Capital murder, Broken windows theory
Spicymama01 Transgender health care Moral panic, Miscarriage of justice
Starfly5 Capital murder White Collar Crime, Strain theory (sociology)
Exratherr Campus sexual assault Prostitution law, Prisoner
Easynsimple Fast fashion Transgender health care, Open prison
Ladymobamba White Collar Crime Violence in sports, Moral panic
Everydayjello Labeling theory Edwin Sutherland, Cybercrime
Hazel42121 Moral panic Livestreamed crime, Fast fashion
Minney23 Miscarriage of justice Broken windows theory, Juvenile delinquency
Theprincetonpea Solitary confinement Campus sexual assault, Copyright infringement
Lemoneww Broken windows theory Interpol, Violence in sports
Debungalo Open prison Capital murder, Labeling theory
KillerTiger0317 Violence in sports Miscarriage of justice, Transgender health care