CRM/LAW C7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Quid Pro Quo, David Humphreys Storer, Civil Rights Act Of 1964

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Criminology, Law and Society
• Course: CRM/LAW C7
• Professor: Valerie Jenness

Document Summary

Media portrayals + danger of single story. Criminal justice system = system authorized to punish. Women are portrayed as savage, lustful, and deprived. Media becomes primary source for people to learn about prisons. Disproportionate focus on violent crimes by women. U(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:396)ep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) of (cid:862)(cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) as (cid:373)othe(cid:396)s(cid:863) (cid:894)of (cid:373)i(cid:374)o(cid:396) (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:895) When focus on motherhood focus is on: How mothers feel about their children and effect on relationship. Questioning why mothers would risk losing children w/crime. A(cid:374) (cid:862)i(cid:374)(cid:448)isi(cid:271)ilit(cid:455)(cid:863) of a(cid:271)use a(cid:374)d (cid:271)oth ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal health issues. Over interest in sexual relations -> daily life distorted. Drug problems in the print media (james d. orcutt + j. blake turner) Salinas valley and the latino population (gang prevalence) Salinas, ca -> (cid:862) alad bo(cid:449)l of the wo(cid:396)ld(cid:863) Wanted to investigate bold claim about cocaine usage in high school seniors in. Started with legitimate data collected by institute for social research. Over-exaggerated the importance of the data + created huge headline.