Media Bias in the Treatment of Female Sex Offenders Research Proposal by scribbler

The paper presents a research proposal to determine whether Canadian media, and specifically newspapers in British Columbia, demonstrate bias when covering stories on male offender/female victim versus female offender/male victim, and the extent of that bias. The paper provides a review of the literature on female sex offenders that supports the conclusions that female perpetrators are more common than is generally thought and that society and the legal system tends to treat them differently than male sex offenders. The paper outlines the study design that utilizes a content analysis of 100 Vancouver Sun newspaper articles reporting on sexual abuse also looks at the schedule and budget involved. The paper posits that the evidence should dispel any myths that female abusers view their victims in a loving way and that the relationship is one of nurturer and nurtured; on the contrary, female offenders are committing criminal acts, often using violence against their victims. The paper includes a list of search terms as an appendix to the paper and also does mentions a flaw in the content analysis project that stems from the sample articles collected.

Outline:
Introduction
Female Sexual Offenders: Favourable Treatment for Criminals?
Research Project and Methods
Schedule
Budget
Conclusion