Module 2 Chapter Review Worksheet
Name Charles O Agwa
Directions:
1. Answer the questions below prior to going into Coursework – M01-Quiz (25 points).
2. Each question is worth 1 point. Each Essay question is worth 5 points.
3. Submit the completed worksheet to Coursework – M01-Review (25 points).
1. The American criminal justice system has entered a new period of crime control in which the behavior of
policy makers, criminal justice practitioners, and the general population are increasingly shaped by ______
____ and the mass media are a key part of it.
Technology
2. Motion pictures, popular television dramas, news reports, and comic books and other means of popular
communication are called mass media because
They reach large and diverse audiences.
3. Estimated highlights of the Motion Picture Association of America for 2008 include all of the following
EXCEPT:
MPAA prohibits profanity and violence even when they are used artistically.
4. Two strong explanations for the movie industries success are that moviegoers are:
Entertainment and emotional engagement.
5. The greatest output of feature films during its history occurred in the:
1920 to 1930
6. How many films display crime, violence, vigilantism, or lawlessness to portray the goals and stereotypes of
criminals that could have influenced wrongful convictions? Largely, good versus evil, or morally
appropriate versus inappropriate, are central themes of most films, but what is valid and rewarded relates to:
Crime Films
7. In 1833, ____________ became the first city to pay both day and night watchmen.
Philadelphia
8. Television programmers are often confused about what to program. Therefore they program:
Open-ended episodic shows
9. In the world of criminal justice, offenders and victims are routinely processed, but those processes have
been challenged in the 21st century through television dramas because criminal justice practice must deal
with the:
Media
10. Infotainment employed by the media includes television’s focus on
Entertainment
11. Infotainment comes in many forms. The popular media believes that their position as offered through their
personnel take priority over:
Journalism
12. News reports are designed to?
Inform
13. Two perspectives characterize journalism: its basic task lies in the effort to create publicness and it exists to
tell the truth. Are news reports truthful? A former president of CBS News answers this question with the
following comment
Inform the public about current events and issues.
14. A common practice among reporters is pack journalism which is defined as a collection of behavior and
conditions by
Reporters' behavior
15. Pack reporting can result in what?
Homogeneity
16. What is the implied message delivered in comic books is one of vigilantism
Vigilantism
17. Discuss the media’s impact on criminal justice and public opinion is enormous and includes
Shaping opinions
18. What advantages does the media provide? :
Information for general public
19. What are some of the most important advantages of the media?
Information dissemination
20. The demise of totalitarianism in the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite in the early
1990s provided opportunities for liberal democratic systems and market economies in previously closed
societies. Therefore it can be said that another advantage of the media is to further:
Democratization
21. The globalization of America’s media imagery is the most effective means for cloning cultures to make
them compatible with the Western corporate visions. Cultural dependency can occur as the media impacts
trade liberation and economic growth such as:
Cultural influence
22. Another advantage of the popular media is in its cultural presentation of American ideals which promote:
Democracy, individualism, freedom
23. In total, the advantages of the popular media are its entertainment value to its audiences, its opportunities for
corporate growth, and its:
Influence on public opinion
24. The popular media shapes public opinion and ultimately behavior. In some respects the popular media and
the criminal justice community operate in concert with each other by the media reporting on:
Crime-related events and issues
25. A final thought in this chapter left by the author of Media is that the popular media can provide more
choices and often better choices than its audience experiences, but final decisions about behavior, for most
of us are:
Personal responsibility
