Webpage for CRJ 465--Crime and Mass Media
This is the site where important class materials will be posted for CRJ 465--Research Methods in Criminal Justice (Listed in Schedule and Catalog as "Sex, Crime and Media").
Latest Stuff--posted 4/12/07
Study Guide for Exam 3
(Hopefully) Final Schedule Revision
Here are the film write ups we are using for Exam with one omission--Training Day. I was reminded this weekend that I have never made a write-up for that film. I will have to make one and post it later. I will also post the study guide for Exam 3 later when I have finalized a couple of things on it.
Write-up The Silence of the Lambs
Write-up for Dirty Harry: Sudden Impact
Write-up for Robocop
Write-up for Death Wish
Write-up for Kiss Me Deadly
Write-up for Chinatown
Write-up for Bad Boys 2
Write-up for Devil in a Blue Dress
Write-up for To Kill a Mockingbird
Study Guide for Exam 2
Here is the latest version of the schedule, which should alter little if at all from now on. It includes specific dates for the media analysis paper, the book review (if you are doing one), and the cumulative final, which is on May 10th right after classes end!
Revised and Updated Schedule
I also have write-ups for the films we are currently using. Please note that the old format gives exact minute and second counters for the crucial scenes, while the new format is laid over it: I put the simpler, whole-scene guides in brackets (e.g. [Scene 15: "The Butler Did It"] if you want to just do it that way when watching on your own.
Write-up for To Kill a Mockingbird
Write-up for American Psycho
Menace II Society
Write-up for New Jack City
Write-up for Natural Born Killers
Write-up for Scarface
Write-up for Good Night and Good LUck
Here are the write-up for *Good Night and Good Luck* and the study guide for Exam 1:
Write-up for Good Night and Good LUck
Study Guide for Exam 1
Here is the write-up for Network:
Write-up for Network
The points of interest and the syllabus (such as it is--still under construction) are here.
Here is the syllabus:
Syllabus
Here are the points of interest from the texts. (The texts are available through the UNR Bookstore.) These points of interest are just my study guides for you based on the texts.
Points of Interest from Surette
Points of Interest from Lenz
This class involves viewing and discussing media sources--especially crime films. Because we will never have time to watch every part of every film am also providing my written notes/commentary on the various films we view in class: