CRIM 205

Crime, Media and Society

Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for CRIM 205.

Description

The relationship between crime and the media is complex and contradictory. This course investigates this relationship by encouraging students to develop an understanding of how the media help to influence the public views of crime and criminalisation. It will do this by focusing on media portrayals of crime and criminal behaviour, media effects, and theories of media and communication.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for CRIM 205.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2022

Not taught in 2022

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Claire Meehan

Points

CRIM 205: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage I in Law, Media, Film and Television, Psychology, or Sociology