Unit

School Of Social Sciences

Crime, Media, CultureWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102710.1

Discipline: CRIMINOLOGY

Student Contribution Band: 4

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Assumed Knowledge
A basic understanding of foundational criminological theory.

Equivalent Units
101562 - Culture and Crime

Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 80 credit points

About this Unit
There is a close relationship between representations of crime in mass and social media, and policy and legal responses to crime. Media consumers are producing and circulating content about crime and criminality through new media technologies, and some are using social media and the internet to engage in new forms of criminality. In this unit, we explore the complex role of mass media and ‘new’ media in debates over crime and crime control, and the facilitation of criminality by media technologies. This means studying contemporary media theory and its relevance for criminology, and the effects of social media and computing technology on representations and practices of criminality. The unit maintains a strong focus on the ways in which media and culture informs crime policy and criminal justice processes.

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