Mediated Crime, Moral Panic, and Lived Experience: Understanding the Relationship Between True Crime Media and Real-World Encounters

2000 word Essay

12 Academic peer reviewed references

Select ONE example, TWO concepts/theories, and ONE question. Write a 2000 word response:

Examples:

Choose ONE example for your essay:

• True crime


• White nationalism, neo-fascism


• Terrorism


• Domestic violence


• Incels

Concepts/theories:

Choose TWO concepts/theories for your essay:

• Lived experience


• Moral panic


• Spectacle


• Hyper-reality


• Publics, counter-publics, and parasitic publics


• Affects, assemblages

Please use the below options I have picked:

Example:

True Crime

Concepts/theories:

• Lived Experience


• Moral Panic

Question:

Critically assess the relationship between people engaging with media content about crime (e.g. podcasts, TV shows, news, social media etc.) and lived experiences of crime (e.g. as victims, offenders, law enforcement, etc.). What type of relationship might be described?

When discussing the type of relationship, consider some of the following questions to guide your analysis:

• How does engagement with media about crime affect criminal justice policy, OR lived experiences of crime, OR perceptions of crime?


• Is it a two-way relationship?


• Is it a strong or weak relationship?


• Is this relationship important?

The essay MUST be:

• Be word processed, use 12 point font and be double spaced. You are free to choose your font style, but make sure it is legible - suggested fonts includeTimes New Roman,Arial, Calibri, or Helvetica.


• Adopt a fluent and scholarly writing style;


• use headings to signal the way you will direct your analysis and discussion;


• Support viewpoints with reasoned argument, substantiated by relevant theoretical material and research evidence - THIS MEANSPEER-REVIEWED, SCHOLARLY SOURCES; and


• Use in-text citations and referencing conventions as outlined in the WSU Harvard Referencing Guide.


• 12 References

Essay Template:

Introduction:

• Briefly outline the topic to the reader.


• Provide your thesis statement (what is your general conclusion, your answer to the question)


• Explain the structure of your essay (what are the main points you will argue

Body Paragraphs:

• Topic sentence




• What is this paragraph about?




• Supporting sentences




• Referencing


• Argumentation


• Evidence


• Theories




• Concluding sentence




• What does the reader take away from this paragraph?


• How does it fit with the overall essay/thesis statement?


• How does it lead to the next body paragraph?

Crunch Paragraph (final body paragraph):

• Directly answer the question for the reader.


• Explain how what you have argued in the body of the essay supports your thesis statement.


• Acknowledge any limitations to your essay (e.g. its a very big topic area; your analysis might apply better to some cases than others; etc.)

Conclusion:

• Provide an executive summary of the overall essay




• How would you explain the most important points of your overall argument to a very busy person?




• Is there a general comment that you can make about the topic (preferably one that is connected to your thesis statement?)


• Make a comment on the implications of your essay. Why does what you have argued matter? Focus on one of the following:




• New practice?


• New policy?


• New research?


• For better marks, try to include references about your suggestions/implications