Criminal Justice and Mass Media

This course is designed to present to students the working relationships between the Mass Media and the Criminal Justice System from both a theoretical and practical perspective. In society the media is a very influential institution in the construction of "reality" thus it has a great impact as to how we shape our opinions about the criminal justice system. The course will be presented in a fashion to develop for the student a critical understanding as to the role of the Mass Media in criminal justice. The Learn and Serve America, Great Cities Great Service grant led by Otterbein College, Ohio Campus Compact, and University of Cincinnati is a state-wide consortium to mobilize college students and urban youth volunteers in civic service through their model initiative, youthLEAD (Learn, Engage, Act & Decide). Twelve campuses are currently incorporating youthLEAD into one or more service-learning courses on their campuses. Participants serve side-by-side with urban youth as capacity builders, solving community problems, serving those living in poverty, and strengthening urban wellness.