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CJMA 545 Crime, the Media, and Moral Panics (3 credits)

Explores crime as a political issue. The role of the media in promoting and perpetuating moral panics and myths about crime and crime control is discussed with reference to historical and contemporary debates over numerous "hot topics."

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