Essay Assignment
This assignment asks you to examine a recent news story dealing with a crime in Canada and how it is impacted by, or impacts the criminal justice system; i.e.
the media’s role, societal issues and the role of legal/policy systems in this country. You will be expected to apply some of the criminological theories,
concepts and/or themes we have learned about crime and criminology in Canada so far, to your particular article.
For this you will choose a newspaper/reputable online article that discusses a crime in the community, that interests you, then, you will then write a
critical/analytic essay about the case/story/issue(s), society’s response, and the challenges with dealing with this crime in our community. The essay will
draw links between the article, course materials and some of the theories and concepts we have learned about crime and criminology in the course. At a
minimum, the essay must draw on at least four (4) theories, concepts
and/or themes to provide context for and discussion of crime in Canada.
Required length: 5 pages double spaced (not including title page or
reference page)