In an essay of 4-7 pages, address the topic of gender and crime.
1) How do gender roles shape perceptions in the criminal justice system?
2) How are these perceptions translated into media representations?
In your essay, discuss specific examples of how gender is portrayed across different kinds of media, meditating upon the relationship between the criminal justice system and media representations of your choice.
1) How do they derive from one another, influence each other, or work in concert to create a narrative about justice?
Teaching Writing at John Jay College 