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Journal Assignment:
Main Reference: Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice. 5th edition
Each of your answers should be written using your own words. Do not copy and paste from your textbook or
an Internet source. Simply copying from the book word-for-word does not show me that you understand the
concepts. Ensure you cite your work and add reference(s) at the end of your journal. This assignment is
designed to see if you are reading and understanding the material from your textbook and learning modules.
so these should be the sources you are citing in your work. You should not need to do research from additional
resources unless the question specifically asks you to do so; you should not be Googling the answers for
these questions. Do not use Wikipedia as a source. Please place the answers under each question or at least
number the answers.
All questions are worth 20 points:
1) Discuss the changes that you have observed since your childhood in the way crime and justice is portrayed
in the media. Which changes do you think are positive and which ones do you think are negative? Discuss
whether the media today more often promotes crime control or due process goals.
2) Discuss a commercial film’s portrayal of a real serial killer in comparison with the historical facts.
3) Discuss a recent high-profile crime in terms of how the social construction process was utilized to
construct the event as a symbolic crime and any social and policy impacts that resulted.
4) Discuss your views about how much crime and violence in society would disappear if there were no crime
and justice media.
5) Why do you think certain criminals get more publicity than their victims? What impact does this have on
victims and their families?