SOC 227 Midterm: Midterm #1 Review Criminology

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16 Oct 2011
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Topic: public fascination with crime in general and violent crime in particular. Statistics canada s time-use survey: most common leisure-time activity of canadians. Mcluhan: television could be referred to as offering the first curriculum for young. Culture statistics program s television project: average hours of viewing: 22 hrs. per week. Informa telecoms & media survey (2006): study of ratings in 20 countries. 10 most watched tv programs in canada july 28-august 3/08: top 10. July 11, 2008: debut episode of flashpoint (elite emergency response police unit): most-watched show in both canada and the us (1 million & 8 million viewers, respectively) Law and order (sept 2/02 - aug. 31/03): 1970s -1980s: scales of justice; seeing things; this is the law. Alias; american justice; america s most wanted; america fights back; behind the. Badge; blue murder; body of evidence: crossing jordan; from the case files of dayle. Hinman; brooklyn south; celebrity justice; city confidential; cold case; cold case.