First Thoughts

After reading some of the posts on the main critical research blog, I think the area I am most interested in is 'Crime in the Media,' and specifically the notion of crimes as a result of media, or copycat crimes. This links quite closely with the censorship unit we have just finished, which could be seen as a plus or a minus, but it is definitely one of the topic areas I think will be quite interesting and something I could go into a lot of depth about.

I tried to answer the initial proposal questions

1. Which topic area is this proposal for?
Crime and the Media

2. What is the suggested focus?
Copycat crimes, and specifically as a result of film. Specific examples will include 'Childs Play 3,' and a more recent example about college shootings such as Columbine or Virginia Tech

3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?
Is there such a thing as copycat crime?

4. Why would you choose this?
It is an area I have a lot of thoughts about, and think it would be interesting to discuss the perceived view and then use facts to try and prove or disprove this. There is a lot of opportunity to use theory effectively, as well as presenting a balanced argument.

5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?
I'm not sure if it's a bad thing that we have just finished the censorship unit that deals with this exact subject. Although that was only in film, so I could look at video games, magazines etc and give a wider scope.

6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5?
4