CRJ 109 - Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice

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California State University-Sacramento

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Description:

Analyzes the social construction of crime by news and entertainment media and introduces criminal justice students to the manner in which the media influences and shapes crime in their own society and in the criminal justice system. Analyzes images of crime and the criminal justice system that are presented through the major mass media within America, including a detailed analysis of media institutions, American pop culture, and the construction of crime and justice. Exposes students to a new way of looking at crime problems and provide them with a deeper understanding of how crime and the criminal justice system are both socially constructed by the news and entertainment media. Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and CRJ 102; restricted to declared majors or minors or instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csus.edu

Phone Number:

(916) 278-6011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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