CJS 365
Media in Criminal Justice: Fake News and High Drama
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective
May 6, 2020
– Present
Graduation requirements this course fulfills
Students in this course explore the roles and responsibilities that the electronic and print media have in reporting crime and criminal justice news. Students identify and analyze the nature of criminal justice agencies and media relationships with various criminal justice agencies.
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
General
- Analyze historical and contemporary issues and how they apply to media, crime and criminal justice.
- Analyze the role of the media in shaping contemporary responses to crime.
- Demonstrate written and oral communication skills.
- Examine and explain the interrelationship between media, crime and criminal justice.
- Understand how criminal justice agencies can most effectively work with the media.
- Understand the legal parameters of Data Practice Laws.
Fall 2020
| Section | Title | Instructor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Media in Criminal Justice: Fake News and High Drama | Roeglin, Bob Charles Eckberg, Deborah A | Books | Course details |