Title: “Media Portrayal of Crime and its Impact on the Criminal Justice System: A Critical Analysis of a News Article”

Length: 1500 words
Select a news article that depicts
crime, criminality, or a criminal justice response to crime.
Critically discuss how the article
relates to at least two (2) of the following concepts or topics
covered in the unit:
·       
Law
and order common-sense
·       
Newsworthiness
·       
Representativeness
and impartiality of juries
·       
Juries
and jury decision-making
·       
Moral
panics
·       
Ideal
victims
·       
Evidence
·       
The
role of victims in sentencing