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.
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