Media, Internet, and Crime.

Catalog description

Media, Internet, and Crime enables students to understand how mass media presents crime, criminals, and the U.S. criminal justice system - policing, prosecution, courts, and corrections. The focus of this course is the historical evolution of media (sound, print, visual, comic books, film, television, video games, recorders) and the impact of the computer and the Internet as it applies to dissemination of crime-related information. This course will also attempt to dispel common misconceptions about the mass media's effects on crime and justice. Prerequisite: CJ 201 .