Each of the resources in this module detail different contemporary issues that impact victims – from legislation to victim impact statements to the world’s obsession with true crime. Your task is to pick a contemporary issue and create some sort of media discussing it.
Contemporary issue-Mass Shooting:
US Mass Shootings, 1982–2022: Data From Mother Jones’ Investigation
Contemporary issue- Police use Force:
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/use-of-force
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/overview-police-use-force
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/long-painful-history-police-brutality-in-the-us-180964098/
You can make a presentation using PowerPoint or Google Slides; an infographic using Piktochart, Canva, or program like Photoshop; a news article using Microsoft Word or other word processor. The choice is up to you!
1. Explain the issue, 2. talk about its impact, and 3. discuss what you see happening with it in the future – include all of this in your creation.
