Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Justice Studies

Learning Methods

Lecture
Online

Module Offerings

4020LAWCJ-JAN-MTP

Aims

To introduce students to key issues within the sphere of media, crime and criminal justice. To provide students with a fundamental understanding of the interactions and relationships that exist between the media, the public and issues of crime and justice.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Understand interpretations of the role and operation of the media.
2.
Appreciate the relationship between the media, the public, crime and criminal justice.
3.
Demonstrate a critical approach to understanding media representativeness of crime and criminal justice.
4.
Appraise critically the content and context of media accounts of crime and criminal justice.
5.
Understand the role of the public as consumers of both the media and criminal justice.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Media content: Crime, justice, news and newsworthiness Media content: Moral Panics Media content: Criminal caricatures Media content: Constructing crime and justice Public attitudes: What exist and why? Public attitudes: Politics, the public and criminal justice Public engagement: Education the public about crime and justice Public engagement: Informing the public about crime and justice Assessment preparation: Presentation guidance and support Assessment preparation: Coursework guidance and support
Module Overview:
This module introduces you to the relationship between the media, the public and issues of criminal justice. It will demonstrate how the media influences 'common sense' assumptions and political decision making around crime and justice. It will also highlight the importance of 'the public' in the contemporary criminal justice sphere. You will develop a fundamental understanding of the interactions and relationships that exist between the media, the public and issues of crime and justice.
Additional Information:The module introduces students to the relationship between the media, the public and issues of criminal justice. It will demonstrate how the media influences 'common sense' assumptions and political decision making around crime and justice. It will also highlight the importance of 'the public' in the contemporary criminal justice sphere.

Assessments

Presentation
Essay