JST338 Crime, Media and Culture (8)
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This subject introduces students to the relationship between the criminal justice system and media and culture. Students will examine key criminological and media theories as applied to the relationship between media and crime, including representations of vulnerability, gender, race and class. This subject will also look at representations of crime in fiction. Students will analyse the representations of offenders, police, crime, prisons and the courts in image and text. The subject will also look at the impact of social media on the perception and representation of the criminal justice system |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | | Internal | Port Macquarie | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST338
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to explain and critically analyse relationships between media and the criminal justice system;
- be able to critically discuss and analyse representations of crime, offenders, police, prisons, courts and the criminal justice system in both the media and in fiction;
- be able to critically engage with key theories of crime, media and culture;
- be able to demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach to crime, media and culture;
- be able to articulate their understanding clearly and cogently;
- be able to use the work of major theorists and authors to inform their understanding;
- be able to demonstrate a growing professional awareness by being professional in all communications and conduct with academic staff and other students, and through presentation of assignments
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Topics such as: introduction to crime, media and culture; cultural constructions of crime; key theories; law and order politics and the media; the media and victims; class, race and gender in the media; the CSI effect; policing procedural drama, the courtroom and the trial in fiction, iconography and resistance, impact of media and fiction on responses to crime; journalism and academic writing, impact of social media will be covered.
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 12 August 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
