Mar 29, 2024  
Fitchburg State University 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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CJ 3333 - Crime in the Media


3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.

Ordinary Americans get much of their information about crime and the criminal justice system from mass media. Unfortunately, this information is full of distortions, leading to policies that they themselves are based on these distortions that have very little chance of accomplishing their purposes. This course is designed to help students identify these distortions and their consequences, compare and contrast the public image and reality of crime, and consider the implications of these findings for criminal justice policy and practice.

Prerequisite(s): CJ 1000 .



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