Learning Objectives & Matches
Demonstrate an understanding of core concepts of sociology, criminology, and cultural studies as applied to mass media and its portrayal of crime. This is achieved through a combination of written work and discussion-based activities.
Create sketches and diagrams, by hand or computer software, to depict crime scenes.
Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.
Photograph or draw diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interview principals and eyewitnesses.
Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
Conduct taped or filmed interviews or narratives.
Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.
Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging.
Explain sociological research to the general public.
Apply the core concepts by informatively contributing to dialogues on a variety of topics including but not limited to fictional and journalistic construction of crime, of law enforcement, of the judicial process, and of incarceration.
Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
Obtain and analyze information on suspects, crimes, or disturbances to solve cases, to identify criminal activity, or to gather information for court cases.
Determine a published or broadcasted story's emphasis, length, and format, organizing material accordingly.
Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.
Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
Describe how historical and cultural context contributes to one’s consideration of issues of mass media and crime.
Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
Photograph or draw diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interview principals and eyewitnesses.
Conduct taped or filmed interviews or narratives.
Photograph crime or accident scenes for evidence records.
Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.
Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.
Research a topic found in contemporary media and crime scholarship.
Photograph crime or accident scenes for evidence records.
Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.
Photograph or draw diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interview principals and eyewitnesses.
Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.
Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
Study the assets of criminal suspects to determine the flow of money from or to targeted groups.
Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.
Conduct taped or filmed interviews or narratives.
Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.
Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging.