Click on the following links before completing web activities. Please note these will open in a new window.

1. The Militarization of Police
   
   • A link to an article chronicling events that occurred in Ferguson, MO . . . resulting in a military style response by local law enforcement.
   • Additional exercises:
     
     1. Review Militarization and Policing by Peter B. Kraska.
     2. Review War Comes Home . . . which discusses America’s excessive militarization of policing.
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Media in Prison Films
   
   • This article analyzes the media’s role in formulating beliefs regarding prison and prison life.
   • Additional exercises:
     
     1. Review chapter 1 from the book Prison Life in Popular Culture by Dawn K. Cecil.
     2. A detailed list of prison-themed movies.
3. Why News Media Coverage of Prisons is Important, Difficult
   
   • This article analyzes the importance of providing information regarding prisons to the public.
   • Additional activities:
     
     1. Read the Columbia Journalism Review article . . . Inside stories.​
     2. A list of the Best Crime Movies.