ACR204 - Crime, Media and Justice

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:

ASL205

Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Ian Warren

Prerequisite:

4 credit points at any level

Corequisite:

 Nil

Incompatible with:

ASL205

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

1 x 1 hour Class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1 hour online Seminar per week

Content

This unit engages with core issues shaping popular perceptions and representations of crime. Crime is literally everywhere in the media. It occupies the majority of prime-time television. It fills the majority of newspapers. Crime news is increasingly shared through social media. Crime documentaries and literature play important roles in theoretical and applied criminology. But to what extent can we equate what we read, hear or view with the realities of crime? The unit engages with core issues shaping criminology as we unravel the complex relationship between crime, media and justice.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Presentation (1000 words) - 25%

Assessment 2 (Group) - Group Assignment (1000 words) - 25%

Assessment 3 (Individual) - Report (2000 words) - 50%

Unit Fee Information

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