CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Critical Thinking, Classic Case, Habeas Corpus
17 Apr 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Introduction to the criminal justice system / media and crime. Emergence of criminal justice system; formation of modern policing; functions of criminal law; Definition of crime in canada; prosecutorial processes and criminal defences; charter; moral panic; Media and crime: media is a prominent source of shaping our knowledge/opinions around crime. Can translate into a misconception that violent crimes are more prevalent than they in fact are. Media conspires to give us this gore that makes us believe we live in a more violent society than we actually do. Short, punchy sensational news articles vs. in depth coverage that people do not usually read: steeves: we live in a media saturated society. Media effects vs active" audiences: early studies of media effects suggested that children who watched a lot of violence on tv were more likely to. Copy cat" crimes engage in violence in real life. Learned experiences influence crime, but also media influences (present a distorted image of the world)
