History of prominent legal trials in the United States; role of the media in legal discourse; overview of changing ideas about crime, punishment, and justice; examination of trials as a mirror onto social, political, and cultural trends Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
History of prominent legal trials in the United States; role of the media in legal discourse; overview of changing ideas about crime, punishment, and justice; examination of trials as a mirror onto social, political, and cultural trends Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
