Gradesheet Crim 3563 Visual Criminology, 2nd term 2023-24, MWF, 12.30-1.30, MMH203 exam 4.17. @ 2pm
proposed marking scale for classmark (engagement exercises): Bonus=A21  10=A-20   9=B18.5  8=B-17.5  7=C16  6=C-15  5=D14  <4=F10

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comments

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TrueCrime

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Lombroso

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Cesare

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StreetArt

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TVandCrime

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MoreGraf

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Graffitti

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MoreCesare

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SocialMedia

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CrimeDocs

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SocMedia

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TedBundy

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CourtPhotos

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LewisHine

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BostonBombing

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Courtroom

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CrimeMapping

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ZoneTheory

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PretrialMedia

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StreetGraf

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FredGraf

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TrueCrimeDocs

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Surveillance

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Trafficking

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Hernandez

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DecrimGraf

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GeorgeFloyd

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BodyCams

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Stereotypes

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Graffitti

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CrimeScene

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CrimePhoto

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Evidence

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MediaonCrime

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GrafArt

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Photos

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PoliceForce

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PoliceSocMedia

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VideoGames

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LatinBias

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GeorgeFloyd

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C 13

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Assignments: All assignments are (in general) excuseable but not makeupable.
Q1 1.15. How is this image (of Ruth Snyder executed) important?
Q2 1.24. How do the images and charts complement each other?
Q3. 1.29. What does the graffiti image (about capitalism) mean?
Q4. 1.31. Should the graffiti project have worked?
Q5. 2.05. How can a photograph be a tool for social reform?
Q6. 2.10. Why are these (abandoned) places important, and why do people go there?
Q7. 2.21. How are we (in) the media?
Q8. 2.26. What is your reaction to the police/violence module?
Q9. 2.28. In lieu of class, watch "Inside Extinction Rebellion" 24mins, and discuss how their protests use 'the image'.





research projects:

CrimeMedia -- 2 sspaced pages with picture, webrefs, no subtitles; the idea of looking at how the media influences public perceptions of crime, etc. is a good one, especially in a highly mediated society; including some examples would help, and using subtitles will help develop themes; overall, good, could be developed more. C 65% 13/20

Graffitti -- 2 people; 5 sspaced pages (!) including titlepage, refspage, pictures, and subtitles; the idea of graffiti as either an artform or a nuisance isn't necessarily an either/or, altho places which criminalize it usually end up with bad graffiti, and the opposite is also true; overall, this shows a lot of work already; excellent. A 85 17/20

PoliceSocMedia -- 3 dspaced pages including titlepage, subtitles, refspage; idea that social media influences public perceptions is good; including some examples would help fill out the analysis... maybe looking at BLM, social media?; overall, good topic, could be developed more. B- 70% 14/20 redo: 5 pgs, with examples. excellent A- 80% 16/20

CrimeScene -- 4 dspaced pages with subtitles, good refs, and gory photos; at one point it is said that the photo is immune from emotional judgment, and then at another that it can trigger emotional reactions in the jury -- the latter is probably more true; this suggests some of the nuances of the crime scene photo; excellent beginning. A-80%16/20

Hernandez -- 6 dspaced pages including titlepage, refspage, subtitles, and pictures; the physical case is central, and it is framed by visuals (camera stills, mugshots, perp walk, brain scan, etc); this is an unusual case, and really illustrates how the physical and visual combine; good beginning. B 75% 15/20

Stereotypes -- 2 sspaced pages including subtitles, references; the idea that media create/perpetuate stereotypes of crime is important, as it can re/create racism etc; in this way the media is an incomplete and (sometimes) inaccurate source of info, which perhaps increases with social media; overall, good beginning (and example). B-70%14/20

TedBundy -- 4sspaced pages including titlepage, photos, subtitles, and references; it is unclear how this is a visual project (media coverage?), perhaps more could be made of the fact that there was a move to televise his execution by Phil Donahue; overall, good topic, and needs to be re-presented as a visual one. C- 60% 12/20

StreetArt -- 3 sspaced pages (too long) with subtitles, references; the idea that graffiti is both vandalism and (potentially) an art form, stimulating discussions about public space is a good one; Halifax developed a model of (permitted) street art which might be looked at; overall, excellent beginning. A- 80% 16/20

CrimePhoto -- 5 sspaced pages (too long), with subtitles, photos, and references; the scope of the project needs to be narrowed down, as there is too much to cover in the scope of the project, unless the number of examples is reduced; overall, sophisticated treatment of the topic, needs to be made more manageable. A- 80% 16/20

SocialMedia -- 4 sspaced pages including titlepage, refspage, and subtitles; there are a lot of good ideas here about the vale/danger of social media, such as identifying suspects in criminal cases; using more specific examples would develop the analysis more; overall, good beginning, could be more specific. B 75% 15/20
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Courtroom -- 3 dspaced pages including subtitles, charts (not explained), and references; the scope of the proposal is very broad, and it is difficult to determine what the focus/topic will be; it is very wide-ranging, and using examples would help; overall, should be narrowed down, and made more specific. C- 60% 12/20

FredGraf -- 8 dspaced pages (too long), including titlepage, 2 refspages, subtitles, and pictures; the idea of looking at Fredericton street art is a good one, and doable, and more local examples would buoy the contention that there might be discriminatory findings; overall, just go out and collect them! good beginning. B 75% 15/20

TrueCrime -- 4 sspaced pages (too long) including subtitles, pictures, and references; there are several examples of crime docs which exaggerate or distort criminal issues, altho the viewers would not know (?) that was happening; the consequence might be false or exaggerated ideas, which might be the norm. good beginning B 75% 15/20

CrimeDocs --  4 dspaced pages including subtitles, pictures, and web-references; looking at true crime documentaries as reviewing a case to get at previously hidden elements is a good idea, and there are lots of examples; the idea of 'expose' might be useful to label what is happening; overall, good topic, good beginning. B- 70% 14/20

Surveillance -- 3 sspaced pages including subtitles, references; several topics are discussed: video surveillance, facial recognition cameras, ALPRs, and drones; these are  reality of modern life, and perhaps developing a theme to connect them would build the analysis, eg. 'stranger-economy', modern alienation, etc. B- 70% 14/20
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PoliceForce -- 4 dspaced pages including subtitles, pictures, and refspage; the topic of police violence against native people, as explored through art and demonstration is a powerful one; the examples are good, and the analysis is explicit; overall, excellent beginning. A 85% 17/20

Evidence -- 3 dspaced pages including pictures, refspage; visual evidence is an important tool for investigation and prosecution; it is both objective and (sometimes) open to interpretation; outlining the usefulness of the visual in specific cases might help build the analysis more; overall, interesting topic, good beginning. B- 70% 14/20

BodyCams -- 5 dspaced pages, including subtitles, pictures, and refspage; the use of body cameras is not universal, and the problems of cost and storage are not easily solved; narrowing the objectives and issues down to develop key issues would focus analysis better, eg. use in investigation; good topic, overly broad. B- 70% 14/20

Trafficking -- 3 sspaced pages including subtitles, references; human trafficking is an important topic in today's globalized, changing society, and focusing on visual campaigns to educate and help push to abolish it is a good angle; excellent topic, and beginning. A 85% 17/20

MoreGraf -- 4 dspaced pages including subtitles, references; there are many different issues here, and perhaps a strong theme is 'resistance'... developing the theoretical angle of why the visual is important will deepen the study of graffiti; overall, good topic, could be developed more analytically. B- 70% 14/20
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Lombroso -- 2 sspaced text, well-written, with subtitles, and academic references page; an original take on the assignment, and in fact there is much that is visual in early crim, mapping for example; overall, good choice of topic, could have more examples, excellent beginning. A 85% 17/20 

GrafArt -- 4 dspaced pages with subtitles, academic references; the discussion is largely academic, whether graf is art or protest or both or something else; including some examples would 'illustrate' the issues more; overall, quite good, could be developed more. B 75% 15/20 rewrite: 5 pages, now includes pictures and video about Toronto street art; excellent summation of the issues. A 85% 17/20

TrueCrimeDocs -- 2 sspaced pages with subtitles and pictures, and academic references; a bit general, but raises some good issues, for example, that true crime docs can be educational or sensationalistic, truthful or not, etc., but that they have an effect on the public (audience); good overview. B 75% 15/20

DecrimGraf -- 2 dspaced pages with subtitles, plus academic references; this is well-written, and takes a practical and more academic view of street art than the typical respose of vandalism; using examples will be important, and maybe look at cities where it is tolerated, eg. Halifax; overall, good beginning. B 15/20 75%

GeorgeFloyd -- 2 people; 6 dspaced pages with subtitles, pictures, titlepage, and refspage; good topic, as it was covered well in street art. social media, and mainstream media; it probably had more impact because of the visuals than it would have had otherwise; excellent topic, good beginning. A- 80% 16/20
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PretrialMedia -- 4 sspaced pages including pictures, subtitles, and excellent refspage; there are two cases discussed, Dr. Shepherd and Mount Cashel, either would suffice, but together they point to the 'problem' of pretrial publicity, and its effect on legal proceedings despite legal issues; overall, excellent topic and well written. A+ 90% 18/20

TVandCrime -- 4 dspaced pages with subtitles, pictures, and refspage; as stated, it is important to realize that crime media might be the only source of information about crime, so a person/public would never know whether it was accurate or not; a bit general, could use more examples, but a good beginning. B 75% 15/20

CrimeMapping -- 3 dspaced pages with subtitles, picture, and also a refspage; a general discussion of crime mapping and how it reinforces (perceptions of) inequality, which goes back to the Chicago School and their map with the 'zone of transition'; overall, good topic, needs examples. B+ 77% 15.5/20

Photos -- 4 dspaced pages with subtitles, pictures, and refspage; the photo is important as a record of events, as a reminder of things forgotten or brushed aside, and as a way of rating the importance of social issues; using examples will help develop the analysis more, but this is a good beginning. B- 70% 14/20

MediaonCrime -- 3 sspaced pages with subtitles, pictures, and refspage; the writeup is fairly general, but does raise questions about the reliability of the news media, and how the public uses it as an information source; the Tyson example is good, developing that more would be a good centrepoint for the analysis; good beginning. B- 70% 14/20
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CourtPhotos -- 4 dspaced pages with subtitles, photo, and 2 refs; this is a very legalistic discussion of the use of crime scene photographs, and probably has its basis in legal decisions of the past; in a sense, they help to re/construct the crime scene; overall, clear, and could use some history? good beginning. B 75% 15/20

LatinBias -- 3 pages with pictures, subtitles, and references; this is a really interesting idea, that the global north might portray the global south negatively as more criminal -- is this only self-serving or does it serve a deeper purpose such as preserving inequalities? overall, good beginning, great topic. A- 80% 16/20

LewisHine -- 4 sspaced pages (too long), with subtitles, photos, and references; an excellent summary of Hine's work, and describing his work as photo activism is quite appropriate; in retrospect it is almost as if he is documenting crimes against children, in that laws had to be passed to end child labour. excellent beginning. A 85% 17/20

Cesare -- 4 dspaced pages including titlepage, refspage, subtitles, and pictures; interesting idea, to mix in pictures of the wrongfully convicted with mugshots of actual criminals, to then determine if they can be visually picked out; it's similar to research on 'trustworthy' faces; overall, good beginning. B 75% 15/20

ZoneTheory -- 3 dspaced pages including titlepage, refspage, and subtitles; there are two theories here, the zone mapping, and the border issues; it is okay to compare the two cities, but the fentanyl issue is a political hot potato right now, and not very credible; overall, needs to be narrowed down more and reworked. C- 60 12/20
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BostonBombing -- 5 dspaced pages including titlepage, refspage, subtitles, and a picture; interesting topic, and it certainly shows the value of photos in  solving crime, however it is unclear whether it is surveillance or civilian photos; overall, good topic, very factual, could use more development of the analysis. B- 70% 14/20
 
StreetGraf -- 4 dspaced pages, with subtitles, refs, and many pictures; straightforward topic, and it would be good to use memorial photos as much as possible, just to localize it; halifax has a similar policy, with designated graffiti zones; overall, good beginning, good topic, and develop the analysis of self-expression. B 75% 15/20

VideoGames -- 3 dspaced pages, including refspage, and subtitles; this is an interesting topic, as it is usually analyzed in terms of deviance; the issue is framed as 'bad or not', similar to the discussion around crime comics in the 1950s; perhaps the issue doesn't change, just what gets blamed; include visuals! B- 70% 14/20

SocMedia -- 10 dspaced pages (too many), with extensive use of spacing (not necessary); listing points should be replaced with summaries, to make the analysis more readable; there are also a lot of theories, eg. Foucault, Cohen, perhaps focus on one and develop it; overall, the argument could be restructured, made clearer. C 65% 13/20

MoreCesare -- 3 dspaced pages, including refspage; the connection between lombrosian theory and eugenics is interesting, especially in that it claims to be able to dientify the visual characteristics of the inferior; good beginning, as is the use of nicole rafter, and the concept of 'weaponization'. B 75% 15/20