This resource is intended to support teaching of the Crime Drama topic, which is the unit 1 section A examination topic for 2014. The topic can also be used for 2014 and subsequent years as the basis of controlled assessment work. The resource covers the Media Studies framework (Texts: Genre, Narrative and Representation, Organisations, Audiences and Users) in relation to Crime Drama and considers a range of contemporary case studies. Various teaching and learning activities are included, which could be used with a whole class or completed individually. The resource is suitable both as an introduction to the topic and for use as a revision tool.