Formulate the argument around the phrase ‘relationship between’. This means you need to clearly identify a relationship between the consumption of cultural texts and criminal justice policy.

CULTURAL CRIMINOLOGY

QUESTION

THE BELOW INFORMATION MUST BE USED AND FOLLOWED TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

• You MUST use Textural or ethnographical evidence to back up your claims!!
• You MUST use Relevant and contemporary examples.
• Use theory and imperial data to explain an criminal justice event or issue. Produce your own argument and say something new rather than repeating the argument of others.
• You must use the following KEY CONCEPTS as part of your argument using a minimum of two:
  • Rebellion
  • Spectacle
  • Hyper-reality
  • Media and News
  • Film
  • Lived experience

QUESTION BREAKDOWN – PLEASE FOLLOW THIS INFORMATION WHEN WRITING

• The terms ‘critically assess’ and ‘consumption’ have exciting definitions in the field that you need to locate and use as part of the essay. They should not be explicitly included, but should be used to inform the way you answer the essay.
• Formulate the argument around the phrase ‘relationship between’. This means you need to clearly identify a relationship between the consumption of cultural texts and criminal justice policy.
• Be sure to specifically define for the reader what cultural texts and criminal justice policy you will be exploring. Please chose a specific cultural text – for example violent films, true crime documentaries etc to analyse and then relate these  to specific criminal justice policies, for example, the regulation of violent images on film, etc.

MARKING RUBIC

PLEASE ENSURE YOU WRITE A PAPER THAT FOLLOWS THE BELOW INFORMATION

• Relevance
  • How well the submission responds to the question
    • Clarity of argument and how it draws on contemporary literature.
    • Need to improve your argument to move up grading scale. The more developed and understood the higher up the scale you will go.
    • Ask yourself:
      • How much development is in my argument
      • Have I taken the time to make changes and tweaks to make a stronger response.
      • How much have I thought about argument and evidence
      • Articulated well and have I said something different when making argument.
      • Know enough to be a “master” of argument.
      • Stronger connections between literature and argument.
    • Conceptual
      • How well the submission uses key concepts and ideas from unit to answer the question. How well you use them to analyse your examples.
        • Pass – surface understanding – at least one key concept.
        • Credit – in depth understanding of two key concepts.
        • Distinction – critically aware of these ideas. Using them creatively or to say something new
        • HD – demonstrated ability to do everything mentioned in category.
      • Presentation
        • How well submission is organised and referenced as well as the quality of its written expression.
          • Proper reference
          • Clearly written