3403grades25

Gradesheet, Criminology 3403

proposal: A- 16 B+ 15 B 14.5 B- 14 C 13 C- 12 D 10
classmark: Bonus=A21 10=A-20 9=B18.5 8=B-17.5 7=C16 6=C-15 5=D14 <4=F10

class25

prop20

proj30

xam25

total

comments

1078310

A-21

A17

A25

A22

A85

pickton

1072511

B-14

C-18

C+17

D49

missing

1076260

D14

B+15.5

ext

B+19

INC

1071005

C16

A-16

B+23

A-20

B75

pictonvictims

1075789

A-20

B+15.5

A25

B18

A-79

immigrant

1077185

A22

A-16

A-24

A22

A84

enviroterrorism

1075340

B-17.5

B15

D17

B-17.5

C+67

petersullivan

1074334

A-21

A-16

A+27

A22

A86

hockeytrial

1074703

A22

A- 16

A+27

A22

A87

victims

1072476

C16

C-12

C+20

B18

C+67

highwayoftears

1077818

A-20

A-16

A+27

B18

A-81

westray1

1076928

A-20

A-16

A-24

A23

A83

massshooting

1075287

A-20

A17

B-21

B18

B74

westray2

1074370

A-20

A-16

A-24

A22

A-80

metoo

1077565

A-21

A-16

A-24

B18

A-79

enviroterrorism

1081877

A22

B14.5

A25

A22

A83

US-Iraq war

1077792

C+17

C13

B-21

B-17.5

B-69

opoidepidemic

1082490

1078280

A-20

A17

A-24

B-17.5

A-79

truecrime

1084763

B18.5

A-16

A-24

B18

B76

serialkillers

1074722

B18.5

B-14

C+20

B18

B-71

trumplies

1077267

B-17.5

A-16

A-24

prob

INC

massshooting

1084762

B-17.5

B14.5

A-24

B18

B74

schoolshooting

1078954

A-20

A17

A-24

B+19

A-80

truecrime

1078529

B18.5

B14.5

A25

B+19

B+77

georgefloyd

1077773

A-20

A-16

A-24

B+19

A-79

opiodcrisis

1075919

B-17.5

A-20

B-21

C+17

B75

montrealmassacre

1075286

C-15

B+15.5

A-24

B+19

B73

longisland

1080569

B+19

A-16

A-24

B18

B+77

opiodcrisis

1077381

C-15

A-16

B-21

B-17.5

B-70

Idahomurder

1077619

D14

B-14

B-21

B-17.5

C+67

monsters

1080536

1075633

A-20

B+15.5

A25

B+19

A-79

immigrant

1072196

B-17.5

C13

A-24

C+17

B-71

9/11attacks

1075761

A-20

A17

A+27

A-20

A84

pickton2

1080209

B+15.5

B-21

C16

D57

robertpickton

1077222

A22

B+15.5

A+27

A-21

A85

savictims

1081617

B-17.5

C13

B-21

B18

B-69

opoidepidemic

1078931

C-15

B+15.5

B+23

B-17.5

B-71

gabypetito

engagement exercises:
#1. 9.24. Briefly describe the method used in the sample study, and its significance.
#2. 9.26. Please watch video "reframing the montreal massacre", and summarize key theme, 27mins: http://vimeo.com/6996357
#3. 10.03. How would you apply social panic analysis to a topic?
#4. 10.08. How is the problem described and why is it important? (Westray editorial)
#5. 10.10. How is discourse important in the environmental projects?
#6. 10.17. How is blame used to affect responsibility?
#7. 10.24. What is the consequence of the portrayal (of victim and offender).
#8. 10.26. Intro: "Stanley Cohen's concept of "moral panic" describes an exaggerated reaction by society to a perceived social problem, where a group or individual becomes a "folk devil" scapegoated for a perceived threat to social values. This panic is amplified by the mass media, leading to heightened public anxiety, and is often followed by calls for social or political intervention." On that basis, view the following videos, and apply them to the chapter's focus on fear. For a handin Wed (one pg max).
“Mods & Rockers: https://youtu.be/r61ks18Bd7I 5mins Stanley Cohen: https://youtu.be/Fkif9txhWu8 8mins Moral Panics: https://youtu.be/URYfLan-510 11mins
#9 11.05. How is fear important and how is it used to control us?
#10. 11.07. Is the use of fear for social control okay?

research projects:
robertpickton -- 2 sp pages including references; the use of intersectionality to look at gendered violence, systemic racism, and digital activism in this case is a good one; the 'algorithmic amplification' and resistance to 'state-sanctioned erasure' are good theoretical tools, especially with regard to the indigenous element -- these concepts need some academic sources; because of its popularity, social media is probably both a space for discussion, and a place for sensationalism; overall, good topic, needs more discussion of what will be done, ie. method. B+ 15/20. project: 8 dspaced pages including titlepage and refspage, without subtitles or pictures or quotations; the analysis is good, especially in contrasting mainstream and indigenous media -- citing actual discourse would strengthen the analysis more; overall, good analysis of a critical topic, could be developed more stylistically. B-21/30

petersullivan -- interesting case as both the bitemark evidence and the confession seem to be in dispute; including some textual excerpts will help strengthen the analysis; needs academic references; overall, interesting, should have some discussion of how materials to be examined are obtained; overall, B+ 15/20. project: 13 slides, including titlepage and refspage (all media, none academic); interesting case, however this is mostly about the conviction, with one slide on the media, and no essay documenting the discourse involved; overall, needs more media/discourse analysis, and development of the essay component. D17/30

montrealmassacre -- 4 sspaced pages including titlepage, refspage; looking at 'gendered language and moral panic' is a good theoretical standpoint; looking at coverage as a narrative framing certain issues is good, will a sample be selected or just feature particular articles?; overall, good on theory, could have more method. A- 16/20 project: 9 dspaced pages including titlepage and refspage, subtitles, no pictures; the idea of looking at public narratives and how they frame issues of gender (and masculinity) is good, and including more of that discourse explicit would strengthen the analysis and make it less general, perhaps some quotations from experts,politicians, feminists and their contarctors would add to the analysis; overall, good topic, and could be developed more, substantively and stylistically. B-21/30

immigrant -- 2 people, 4 sspaced pages plus titlepage, refspage, picture; the analytic examination of immigrants as desirable or not shows how the media is significant in categorizing people, and the jnl of social issues article illustrates that; more on how the sample/examples will be selected would help, but this is an articulate statement of how the media can contribute to inclusion/exclusion. B+15/20 project: 16 slides with titlepage, extensive refspage, pictures, screenshots of social media, some text, and more text in the notes; there are examples of public discourse about immigrants, both good and bad, in mainstream media and social media; overall, this shows a lot of work and makes the case well. A25

georgefloyd -- 2 sspaced pages plus refspage; it's interesting there is so obvious a difference in mainstream media, from liberal to conservative -- this sets the agenda for how people think and mobilize around the issues; the framing is political, and more discussion of how media will be selected would 'operationalize' the analysis more. B14.5/20 project: 12 slides including titlepage and refspage, subtitles, pictures and diagrams, notes on the slides and more essay in the notes; overall, the comparison of different media and their political leanings is excellent with an easy to understand presentation; identifying the discourse as political would strengthen the analysis more overall. A25/30

pickton -- 3 sspaced pages including refs and titlepage; looking at how media shapes attention, both in legacy media and platformed media, is an excellent approach; use excerpts to illustrate the concepts and the power the media has to shape our ideas about justice; overall, excellent formulation of the task. A 17/20 project: 19 slides, including titlepage, refspage, subtitles, pictures, and text in notes; the analysis is complex, and timely, for example that wrongful suffering is as much a discourse issue as a legal one; the reading of legacy media is unclear, and would be improved by citing sources and using quotations more; it is more of an analysis by imputation than by demonstration; overall, an excellent approach, would benefit from more detail. A25

monsters -- 4 sspaced pages including titlepage and refspage; more on what the 'monster series' is would better introduce the topic, and then different series; more detail on the exaggeration and sensationalism would fill out the analysis more; overall, good topic, could be developed more. B- 14/20 project: 9 dspaced pages including titlepage and refspage; subtitles, no pics; there is a very interesting idea, that the reality of the criminals is distorted in their (mis)representation in the media series -- more on the implications of this content-wise would strengthen the analysis, as would adding stylistic detail, eg. pictures to the presentation; overall, good work,could be developed more, especially in terms of style. B-21/30

gabypetito -- 2 sspace pages text plus refspage; the main theme here is intimate partner violence, and the media has a secondary role -- emphasizing that role through media excerpts, timelines, etc would enhance the discourse analysis; overall, good topic, could have the media angle developed more. C 13/20 redo: 3 sspaced pages plus subtitles, refspag, pictures; good intro, sets the scene, and mentions the importance of the role of the media; in the main discussion there are plenty of facts as to what happened which should be referenced in some way; excellent mention of 'missing white girl syndrome', and of the inadequacy of the police response to the IPV; overall, interesting case, the tiktok reference could be the discourse angle, which could be developed more with quotations, etc. B+15.5 project: 20 slides, including titlepage and refspage, subtitle, pictures, and links to videos; the slides have too much text, and many do not have notes underneath; the tik tok angle is interesting, and could be discussed more; some of the slides, eg. 'missing white women' could be placed earleir to give more context; overall, a very interesting case, and the media angle could be developed ore explicitly. B+23/30

savictims -- 1 page sspaced, with a tentative outline, and 3 references; the media angle is good, especially looking at social media and top posts -- this will get at more contemporary discourse that is used by a wider cross-section of the population; overall, short but well-planned. B+ 15/20 project: 18 slides with a thorough, detailed discussion of an analysis of GM coverage and social media coverage of sexual assault, accompanied by statistics on the crime; the text in the notes could be expanded, but the overall treatment of the issue is excellent, and could benefit from ananalytic tool such as 'framing'; overall, excellent work. A+27/30

longisland -- 4 pages, including 2 sspaced text, titlepage, and refspage; the media would usually take a sensationalistic role in such crimes, whereas it seems they downplayed the issues?; more specific examples of media coverage would add to the analysis; overall, good topic, could develop the media angle more. B+ 15/20 project: 12 pages, with titlepage, 8 pages text, and references, subtitle, and 3 pictures; a simple, straightforward analysis of how the victims were treated in the media; excellent work. A-24/30

hockeytrial -- 2 sspaced pages, a picture, and an excellent refspage; looking at media coverage is good, and how it maintains traditional gender relations... and, looking more specifically at social media and developing that angle will get at more contemporary coverage and the debates there; overall, excellent discussion of the topic. A- 16/20 project: 17 slides with screengrabs of social media posts, minimal text (expended in notes), and discussion of implications; overall, this is an excellent dicussion of how the victim and the players are depicted, and how they are connected to media 'tropes'; overall, excellent work.A+ 27/30

victims -- 2 sspaced pages text with subtitles and pictures, and web-references; the role of the 'missing white women syndrome' is an important and useful angle to take in media coverage; looking at the role of the villain, and how he is constructed is novel and interesting; overall, interesting cases, more on the specific media to be examined would make it more specific, but there should be lots of material to analyze, good beginning. A- 16/20 project: 15 slides including titlepage and extensive refspage; there are two themes, missing white woman syndrome, and the construction of the villain in popular media, and they are presented thru discussion of videos and screengrabs from social media; at the end the inordinate focus on MMWW is briefly compared to MMIWG; overall, this is very creative and highlights the role of discourse -- excellent work. A+27/30

pickton2 -- 2 sspaced pages including references; the role of the media in both sensationalizing and silencing the women is important -- use examples and excerpts to illustrate that point; it is not clear what media source will be used, but perhaps social media will be important as well; overall, good beginning. B 14.5/20 redo: much more theoretically sophisticated, focusing on intersectionality, silence and sensationalism. A17 project: 20 slides including titlepage, subtitles, pictures; there is a lot of text on the slides, which could be simplified; this is an important topic, and the theoretical sophistication of silence and spectacle illustrates that; overall, excellent. A+ 27/30

westray1 -- 2sspaced pages including good references; excellent summary of how the media coverage changed over time, and how it enabled the state to shift the responsibility for the crime away from the company; overall, good overview. A- 16/20 project: 13 slides, including titlepage and refspage, subtitles, pictures, and text in notes; beginning summary of state-corporate crime; as with the proposal this is an excellent summary of how the media coverage changed over time, with pictures of newspaper articles from the period, supporting the view that the media was initially on the side of the corporation, only shifting as interviews with miners created a different picture; overall, excellent work A+ 27/30

trumplies -- 2 sspaced pages including references; an interesting topic... there are a lot of things he has lied about, so perhaps narrowing it down to the lies about crime would make it more pointed and relevant, eg. immigrants, mexicans, and so on, otherwise, good beginning. C 13/20 redo: more consistent B-14 project: 9 dspaced pages, no titlepage, refs page mostly media sources, subtitles, no pictures; there are a few examples of the lies, and some speculation of the consequence of them; developing the angle of the political consequences of the lies and how they are covered in the media would develop the analytical angle more; overall, innovative topic, could be developed more substantively and sylistically. C+20/30

enviroterrorism -- 2 people, 1 sspaced page, plus several references; the idea of looking at how the term is used, especially if it defers blame from those responsible for enviro-destruction is a good one -- more on the sources to be looked at, perhaps with some examples, would strengthen the analysis; overall, good topic. B- 14/20 redo: 5 single-spaced pages including 2 pages text and annotated references, pictures, and subtitles...now on true crime sensationalism? overall, good work and clear ideas, good on both style and content. A- 16/20 project: 2 people, and the topic is now media sensationalism; 15 slides, with subtitles, text in the notes, lots of visuals, and refspage; the analysis is interesting, using real life examples like dahmer, and makes the case for validity in true crime news; excellent work overall. A-24/30

highwayoftears -- 2 sspages, point form, and pictures; it is not clear what the discourse angle will be, other than describing what the highway of tears is? this is potentially a good topic, especially as it seems to hinge on how danger is 'defined'? overall, could be written up more coherently, with a clearer description of what the project is. C- 12/20 project: 13 slides, with two refslides (mostly media); 5 slides are picture and details of women, 3 are additional original news coverage; the last slide offers some overview information on sources, eg. police, and this is where the analysis could be developed more; the essay in the notes is mainly descriptive of the missing cases, and could get into the media 'framing', political reactions, etc. overall, excellent topic, could develop the analysis more. C+20/30

opoidepidemic -- 2 people; 4 dspaced pages, two references; looking at homelessness and the drug epidemic, and how that is framed in the media is a good topic... discussing how a sample will be selected, and what coverage looks like would make the analysis more substantial and detailed; overall, good topic, method could be developed more. C 13/20 project: 2 people, 17 slides with subtitles, some pictures, extensive references on two slides; the key issue is framing and how the issue is discussed in the media -- more detail on that, and more stylistic development of the slides would strengthen the project overall. B- 21/30

US-Iraq war -- 2 sspaced pages including references; the idea of looking at how danger is framed (or not taken seriously) is good; more discussion of the sources to be used for that analysis would ground the method more... but putting the blame/responsibility on users is quite typical; overall, novel topic, good beginning. B 14.5/20 project: 16 slides, including titlepage, 2 refspages, subtitles, pictures, and too much text on the slides; the analysis makes reference to several methods, eg. framing, and is applied well to the topic of 'terrorist' for example; overall, the slides could be simplified for better readability, but the technique is used well to tell a story about the public narrative; excellent work. A25

massshooting -- 2 people; 2 pages plus refspage; there is a lot here about policing, but little about the media, except that the media relied on the police for (sparse) information; more on methodology and what will be studied would make the analysis more pointed; overall, good beginning, needs development. B- 14/20 meeting? redo: now 2+ sspaced pages with subtitles, and a separate refspage; the analysis is now more nuanced, looking at how the media shifted from talking about events to talking about responsibility; this is well written, and the idea of 'shifting narratives' is excellent. A-16 project: 2 people, 11 slides with titlespide and extensive refsslide, subtitles, videos and pictures; the essay is in the notes, and as with the proposal the theme is a 'shifting narrative', and the conclusion of the MCC report; overall this shows a lot of work in content and design, could be a bit more detailed and longer, perhaps with more media examples, especially for two people. excellent work A- 24/30

9/11attacks -- 2 pages sspaced plus refs; a fairly good rendition of events, however the role of the media in general, or any specific discourse, is lacking... how did political speeches define the issues?, was there a statement by Osama, did the media focus on the twin towers to the exclusion of other issues?; good topic, needs refining. C 13/20 project: 15 slides including titlepage and refspage (mostly media refs), subtitles, and text in notes; a general overview to the events of 9/11, and the way in which the political discourse about it was presented to the public, with a particular focus on george bush; overall, excellent overview of the event and the discourse implications. A-24/30

missing -- 2 dspaced pages with pictures, plus several media references, none academic; pretty basic plan for study, but useful... looking at 'claims' (false or not) circulating in social media about the two missing children; what platforms will be looked at, and what are some examples? overall, good topic, needs more development. B- 14/20 project: 18 slides with subtitles, pictures, and too much text on the slides and no essay in the notes; some media references (none academic); overall, there is some information about the case, and a claim that social media posts are fake; using a theory more to develop the idea that the media misinforms people would make the analysis stronger. C-18/30

schoolshooting -- 2 sspaced pages including refs and graph; the study is framed pretty broadly, so it might help to narrow things down, unless... you want to pick exaggerated examples from a variety of events; either way, Columbine was probably a turning point. overall, good beginning. B 14.5/20 relook: maybe focus mainly on Columbine? that would narrow it down, and there are lots of news sources. project: 14 slides with titlepage, refspages, pictures, minimal text on slides and the essay in the notes; the analysis is simple, straightforward, and effective, that media coverage changes over time to focus less on the offenders and more on the victims; the social panic theory might not be as effective as the concept of 'framing', and would slightly change the focus of analysis; overall, excellent work, could use more explicit examples, eg. quotations. A- 24/30

westray2 -- 2 sspaced pages with pictures, references; the interview is good, and adds an important dimension to the analysis; it would be interesting to see whether personal perspectives make it into media coverage; excellent beginning. A 17/20 project: 13 slides including titlepage and short refs; slides have pictures and minimal text, while the essay (short) is in the notes; the idea that the media focused on personal tragedy is good, and would be supported better by more explicit media coverage, eg. on slides 4,5, and 9; overall, good topic, and the interview could be filled out more, as could the media angle. B-21/30

metoo -- 4 pages including titlepage, refspage, pictures; good mention of the history of the movement, and identifying the power imbalances that still exist; some samples of the media coverage you allude to would help support the analysis; overall, good beginning. A- 16 project: 20 slides including titlepage and 3 refspages; th topic is well-defined and presented with a variety of pictures and text; some samples of media coverage, and quotations explicitly outlining the discourse involved would strengthen the analysis more; the text is on 4 separate speaker's notes pages; overall, this is an excellent project, and being more specific with the discourse (eg. quotations) would add to it. A-24

serialkillers -- 2 pages sspaced with picture, references; looking at how media coverage changes over time is a good theme, and perhaps glorification of the killer is part of 'sensationalism'; overall, strong beginning. A- 16 project: 12 slides including titleslide and refsslides, subtitles and pictures; the concepts eg. sensationalism, are discussed well, and would benefit from more explicit connection to examples, and stylistically there could be less text on the slides; overall, interesting topic, and well discussed in terms of the abstract ways the topic is presented in the media, could be more explicit, with examples, and quotations, for example. A-24/30

truecrime -- 2 people, 5 sspaced pages including titlepage, refspage; the idea that killers are glamourized, in part because of modern society is a good way to get at sensationalism, and to see that victims are erased from their own narrative; excellent beginning. A 17 project: 2 people, 14 slides including titleslide and refslide, the content follows the monsters series and how its dramatization conflicts with reality; only 3 slides have pictures, but all have to much text, while there is none in the notes; overall, the analysis is good, and the slides could be revised stylistically. A-24/30

Idahomurder -- 3 sspaced pages with references; the analysis is tacitly about sensationalism, while seemingly about confirmation bias; putting in some examples of media coverage would add more detail to the analysis; overall, good case, good beginning. A- 16 project: interesting case, and ideal for the wrongful class; there are 9 slides, and the media only becomes an issue on slide 6, so as with the proposal, putting in some examples of explicit media coverage would add to the analysis; overall, good topic, could be developed more in terms of discourse. B-21/30

opiodcrisis -- 2 people, 3 sspaced pages including titlepage and refs; the debate over whether drugs are a criminal or health issue strikes at the centre of the controversy; including some specific examples will strengthen the analysis; overall, excellent beginning. A- 16 project: 2 people, 14 slides, with visual backgrounds, minimal amount of text on slides, essay in notes, and 3 references; the description of the 'discursive battle' overall is good, and is a good narrative frame for the public discussion of how the crisis is discussed; more development of discourse examples would strengthen the analysis, as would perhaps some academic discussion of 'framing'; overall, excellent treatment of a current contentious topic, could use more analytic detail, especially for two people. A-24/30

pictonvictims -- 2 sspaced pages plus extensive refspage; an excellent overview of the (failed) investigations, and allusion to how the media contributed to the invisibility of the women -- some specific examples will strengthen the analysis and add important detail. excellent beginning. A- 16 project: 12 slides, with text in notes, pictures, subtitles, titleslide and refslide; the analysis is sympathetic, and focuses the criticism on how the women were neglected -- more use of quotations, etc. would strengthen the analysis' overall, good topic, covered well. B+23

AI -- late, 12.02; 3 sspaced pages with subtitles, references, and picture; there is a lot of concern about AI, and that is discussed here; the media angle is discussed tangentially, and more on that, how it is a topic, etc., would strengthen the analysis; overall, good topic, presented well, could be developed more. B+15.5