4002CRM: Drawing on relevant theories, critically discuss and evaluate how victims are portrayed in news media: Victims and Victimology Essay, CU, UK

 Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the main sources of English Law, and the institutions and structure of the English Legal system.
2. Utilize the necessary legal and writing skills required to complete law assessments at the undergraduate level.
3. Undertake appropriate legal research, including the identification of relevant primary legal sources and retrieval of accurate legal information using paper and electronic sources.
4. Utilize material from a variety of sources in a manner that is appropriate to the assessment task set.
5. Critically reflect on their own research, preparation, and presentation of an assessment task, and explore ways in which their own skills can be developed further.

Questions:

1. Drawing on relevant theories, critically discuss and evaluate how victims are
portrayed in news media and its impact using one of the marginalized groups
discussed in the module.

2. Critically discuss and evaluate the extent to which social media has influenced victimization. You may select no more than two areas for discussion.

3. Critically discuss ‘rape myths’ and evaluate their impact on victims of sexual assault/rape.

4. Critically discuss and evaluate the ways in which victims are portrayed in fiction, using relevant theories from the module. You may use one case study to illustrate your points.

Plagiarism

As part of your study, you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing, thoughts, or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work.  Doing so is known as plagiarism.  It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit  You can also check your understanding of academic conduct by completing the Good Academic Practice quiz available on Moodle.

Self-plagiarism or reuse of work previously submitted.

You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in full), either for your current course or for another qualification of this and any other university, unless this is specifically provided for in your assignment brief or specific course or module information. Where earlier work by you is citable, ie. it has already been published/submitted; you must reference it clearly. Identical pieces of work submitted concurrently will also be considered to be self-plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is unacceptable because you cannot gain credit for the same work twice.

Aula includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to recognize plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using previous work of your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism and carry serious consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought. For the full guide, please visit  Again, if you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing, a member of the course team or refer to the OSCOLA LibGuide available on Locate.