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SOC 375 - Media and Crime

[3 credit(s)]
Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and SOC 250. This course will explore the relationship between media and crime as well as theories that explain this association. Students will analyze various forms of media through the use of content analysis. The overall focus will be the social construction of perceptions of criminals, victims, and the criminal justice system, as well as how the media are used as a tool of social control to impact criminal justice policy.

This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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