CRI100H1

True Crime? The Myths and Realities of Media Depictions of Crime and Justice

The course will explore how crime and criminal justice institutions (the police, the courts and corrections) are depicted in the news, movies, television and on social media. The course will focus on how these depictions impact both public opinion and politics. The course will also examine how media depictions and public perceptions of crime and justice often differ dramatically from the empirical evidence produced by Criminological and Social Legal research.