Crime Media Culture Assessment

Objective:

This assessment is designed to help you summarise and reflect on your learning process throughout the subject. You will document key readings, concepts, and additional sources, and provide a reflective analysis of your learning experience, particularly focusing on two topics or concepts that most interested you. Additionally, you will reflect on your previous two assessments.

Task Overview:

You are required to produce a process logbook of 1000 words (excluding references). This logbook should cover the following sections:

Topic 1: Dangerous Delusions: QAnon, Sovereign Citizens, and Conspiracy Cultures

Concept 1: Conspiracies as political discourse/propaganda

Topic 2: Leisure and Lawlessness: Violence, Hyper-conformity, and Special Liberty

Concept 2: Structural, symbolic, and direct violence

Introduction (100 words):

• Briefly introduce the purpose of the logbook and what you aim to achieve.

• Purpose: State the purpose of your logbook.
• Aims: Outline what you hope to achieve through this logbook.
• Example: "The purpose of this logbook is to document and reflect on my learning process for two key topics in the subject, and to provide a reflective analysis of my overall learning experience."

Summary of Learning Process for Two Topics (250 words):

• Topic Selection: Choose two topics or concepts (see above chosen concepts) from the subject that were particularly significant to your learning.
• Learning Process: For each topic:
  • Reference: Jewkes, Y. (2015). Media and Crime. Sage.
  • Summary: This book discusses the concept of moral panic, highlighting how media sensationalism can create widespread fear and influence public perception of crime.
  • Reflection: Understanding moral panic is crucial because it shows how media can shape societal reactions and policy decisions, which is significant for my interest in media studies and criminology.
  • Harvard Reference: Provide a correctly formatted Harvard reference for a key reading.
  • Key Idea/Concept: Summarise the key idea or concept from the reading.
  • Personal Reflection: Reflect on why this concept is important to you.

    Reflection on Previous Assessments (200 words):

• Performance and Learning: Reflect on your performance and learning in the previous two assessments.
• Strengths and Areas for Improvement: Discuss the strengths and areas for improvement identified in your previous submissions.
• Influence on Learning: Explain how these reflections have influenced your understanding and approach to learning.
• Example: "In the first assessment, I struggled with clearly articulating policy recommendations. Reflecting on this, I focused on making my arguments more precise in the second assessment, which improved my clarity and persuasiveness."

Overall Reflective Analysis (450 words):

• Overall Learning Process: Reflect on your overall learning process for the subject.
• Evolving Understanding: Discuss how your understanding of the key concepts has evolved.
• Conceptual and Empirical Connections: Make connections between the two topics and the previous assessments, highlighting any conceptual or empirical links.
• Important Takeaway: Conclude with a summary of what you believe is the most important takeaway from the subject and why.
• Link to Research Literature: Ensure your claims are linked back to the research literature in the relevant areas.
• Example: "Throughout this subject, my understanding of the relationship between media and crime has deepened. Initially, I viewed media representation as simply reporting facts, but I now understand the complexities of how media can shape public perception and create moral panic. The most important takeaway for me is the critical role of media literacy in combating misinformation, which is well-supported by the research of Jewkes (2015)."

References:

• Support Your Work: Use appropriate academic references to support your summaries and reflections.
• Correct Style: Follow Harvard WSU Referencing Style for both in-text citations and the reference list. References are not included in the word count.
• Example In-Text Citation: (Jewkes, 2015)
• Example Reference List Entry: Jewkes, Y. (2015). Media and Crime. Sage.

• Minimum: 5 references (peer-reviewed / scholarly sources). Suggested: 7 – 10.

References to use for:

Topic 1: Dangerous Delusions: QAnon, Sovereign Citizens, and Conspiracy Cultures

Concept 1: Conspiracies as political discourse/propaganda

Cassam, Q. (2023). Conspiracy Theories. Society, 60(2), 190-199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-023-00816-1

Matheson, C. L. (2017). Psychotic Discourse: The Rhetoric of the Sovereign Citizen Movement. Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 48(2), 187-206. https://doi.org/10.1080/02773945.2017.1306876

Moskalenko, S., Pavlović, T., & Burton, B. (2023). QAnon Beliefs, Political Radicalization and Support for January 6th Insurrection: A Gendered Perspective. Terrorism and Political Violence, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2023.2236230

 Zeeuw, D. d., & Gekker, A. (2023). A God-Tier LARP? QAnon as Conspiracy Fictioning. Social Media + Society, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231157300

https://ojs.pensamultimedia.it/index.php/ric/article/download/6075/5316

References to use for:

Topic 2: Leisure and Lawlessness: Violence, Hyper-conformity, and Special Liberty

Concept 2: Structural, symbolic, and direct violence

Hall, S., & Wilson, D. (2014). New foundations: Pseudo-pacification and special liberty as potential cornerstones for a multi-level theory of homicide and serial murder. European Journal of Criminology, 11(5), 635-655. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370814536831

Raymen, T., & Smith, O. (2016). What’s Deviance Got to Do With It? Black Friday Sales, Violence and Hyper-conformity. British Journal of Criminology, 56(2), 389-405. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv051

Smith, O., & Raymen, T. (2016). Deviant leisure: A criminological perspective. Theoretical Criminology, 22(1), 63-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480616660188

Hillyard, P., & Tombs, S. (2021). Beyond Criminology? In P. Davies, P. Leighton, & T. Wyatt (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Social Harm (pp. 11-36). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72408-5_2

Marking Criteria:

Summary of Learning Process for Two Topics: 30%

Rationale: Summarising the learning process for two topics helps students consolidate their understanding and demonstrates their ability to identify and articulate key concepts and their significance.

Reflection on Previous Assessments: 20%

Rationale: Reflecting on previous assessments encourages continuous improvement and helps students identify strengths and areas for development, fostering a deeper understanding of their learning journey.

Overall Reflective Analysis: 30%

Rationale: This section is crucial as it synthesises the student's overall learning and integrates insights from the entire subject, demonstrating their ability to connect and apply knowledge holistically.

Organisation and Presentation: 10%

Rationale: Professional organisation and presentation ensure clarity and coherence, making the submission accessible and engaging for the reader.

Academic Literacy: 10%

Rationale: Correct academic referencing is essential for maintaining academic integrity and credibility, ensuring that students properly acknowledge sources and support their arguments.