Initial Proposal No.1

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

2. What is the suggested focus?
Focusing on the controversal question: 'Is The The Media To Blame' - the media isn't to blame for the increasing rate of violent crme.

3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?
'The Media Is Not To Blame'....the general argument of the essay will be arguing that crime films/British gangster films do not effect people who commit crimes - they are not influenced by them; instead there are other key factors that cause criminals to do wrong in society.

4. Why would you choose this?
Because I'm really interested in crime and what goes on in and around society. I enjoy watching programs such as CrimeWatch UK as I find all the different cases really intriguing. I love hearing about crime stories and have a lot of knowledge on the topic already, which will help me with this project.

5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?
I have to consider both sides of the question: I must outline the arguments which state that the media is to blame for the increasing rate of crime, and state why I feel they are not the core reasons for why people commit crime.

6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)
31/2 - I think this proposal is a good one, however I need to ensure that I get the right information, both theory and evidence in order to successfully answer my question.