Media and Victimization
This week’s required readings discuss crime victims’ participation in the criminal justice system and the impact that it has on the victim. Contemporary victimization is multifaceted. On the one hand, advancements in technology and knowledge acquisition have allowed investigators and law enforcement officials to effectively and efficiently address instances of victimization. On the other hand, residual effects of advancements have also presented negative costs to society and to individual victims and their families.
Address the following in your initial post:
- Analyze the evolution of the media’s role in assisting and hindering investigation of victimization.
- Critique the criminal justice system’s response to victimization and to media coverage of crime.
Your initial post must contain approximately 400 words and reference at least two scholarly sources in proper APA format.
Resources:
Daigle, L. E. (2017). Victimology: A text/reader (2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
- Section III: Consequences of Victimization (pp. 66-77)
- Section V: Victims’ Rights and Remedies (pp. 133-147)
Erez, E., & Roberts, J. (2013). Victim participation in the criminal justice system. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 251-270). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
- This is Chapter 11 in this primary course text.
Howley, S., & Dorris, C. F. (2013). Legal rights for crime victims in the criminal justice system. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 271-292). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
- This is Chapter 12 in this primary course text.
Text
Daigle, L. E. (2017). Victimology: A text/reader (2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
- Section III: Consequences of Victimization (pp. 79-96)
- Section V: Victims’ Rights and Remedies (pp. 150-169
- This course text content may assist you in preparing your discussion posts and written assignment this week.
Article
De Mesmaecker, V. (2010). Building social support for restorative justice through the media: Is taking the victim perspective the most appropriate strategy? Contemporary Justice Review, 13(3), 239-267. doi:10.1080/10282580.2010.498225
- The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article discusses the implications of addressing the needs of crime victims when using restorative justice principles and may assist you in developing your discussion posts and written assignment this week by providing a discussion on the nuanced elements of the victim perspective.
Multimedia
The Victim Services Network. (2010, February 22). A brief history of the victims’ rights movement Part II.wmv (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQi50Y0L6s
- This video provides a historical account of the Victims’ Rights Movement. The video is 6 minutes and 18 seconds long. This video may assist you this week in understanding the evolution of victimology.
