Crime and Media
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Analyzes the role the mass media has on human behavior, subsequently affecting human
judgment, attitudes, perceptions of crime, and societal reactions to crime in general. This
course analyzes how the general public processes the "criminal event" and other pertinent
information regarding crime and how this process is fundamentally derived from the media and
is an instrumental element in the creation of fear of crime.
Pre-Requisite: eMajor Introduction Quiz and CRJU 1100 with a minimum grade of C.
judgment, attitudes, perceptions of crime, and societal reactions to crime in general. This
course analyzes how the general public processes the "criminal event" and other pertinent
information regarding crime and how this process is fundamentally derived from the media and
is an instrumental element in the creation of fear of crime.
Pre-Requisite: eMajor Introduction Quiz and CRJU 1100 with a minimum grade of C.
Credits
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3
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3
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3
Number Of Repeats
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