The media in our society nowadays is huge and is still growing. It has a huge impact on the criminal justice system, but how does it affect the justice system in today's world? It affects the justice system in many ways, some of those being positive as well as negative. The media’s existence has changed how law enforcement operates significantly compared to when it did not exist. Social media has changed the way law enforcement communicates information, as well as how it receives important information from the public. We see law enforcement engaging with the media in many ways, by answering questions from the media about problems that have occurred or giving a statement about a problem that has happened. We also see people use the media to …show more content…
An article done by UP University Press referenced a study done by the Justice Policy Center found that forms of media like Twitter or Facebook have made people more aware of incidents dealing with the police as well as public perception by a lot and has changed due to seeing officers actions on video (Gabriela Quintero, 2024). While these make social media sound completely positive, it is not all completely positive and has its negatives. The reality is that communicating with the media requires a high amount of professionalism from the police, and this can be very difficult to maintain because of the high pressure from the situation being discussed. Another challenge that law enforcement faces with the media is that sometimes the media can put themselves in danger when trying to get a story, which makes it harder for officers because it ends up falling on the police to protect them. There was a study done by Pew Research showing that 54% of Americans do believe that social media makes it harder for the police to do their job (Menasce et …show more content…
The first video example done by LiveNOW from Fox will cover a shooting that happened in Philadelphia. We get to see the commissioner of police give his statement as well as answer questions from the media. We see in this video that the police initially begin their statement by saying thank you to everyone and to fellow officers who were there during the incident, and give an official statement about what happened. We see that the commissioner retains high professionalism by staying calm and speaking, respectful, and strong, as well as giving important information and details to the media about the tragic accident from what they currently know (LiveNOW From FOX, 2023). Continuing onto the next example, we will cover a tragic incident where Akron Police Officer Ryan Westlake shot a teen who was carrying a toy gun in Ohio. At the beginning of the video, we see someone saying that this officer needs to be fired over the tragic incident that has happened. The video continues further by showing the body camera footage where the teen was shot. This has sparked uproar from an activist group called Freedom Block to get the officer fired from the force because of the
The theoretical model I believe encapsulates the relationship between criminal justice and the media the best is the Hypodermic Syringe model because the public often believes and accepts the message the media is trying to send, which allows the media to have a direct effect on the behavior of the criminal justice system. This is exactly what the Hypodermic Syringe model is defined as. When the media has a new story, people automatically accept it as the way the news reported it and they spread the message around to anyone they can talk to. Most people hear a story within a day of it happening. An example of this is how the media takes a story of a police officer using an unreasonable amount of force and sends the message to the public how
The general public of Australia has a common aspect when associated with their sources of knowledge of crime. Many would agree the media, especially newspapers and television, are their most frequent and well known source of crime activity. The media updates society with data about the extent, frequency and types of crimes committed (Moston and Coventry, 2011, p.53). Studies highlight our grasp of crime is majorly derived from the media, with a lack of exposure to police statistics or victimisation surveys. There is a concern in correlation to this fact since the media has inconsistency and inaccuracy in reporting crime. Due to this, the media can misrepresent victims and perpetrators, downsizing them to recognisable stereotypes (Moston and
Stevens, Dennis J. Media and Criminal Justice: the CSI effect. Sadbury: Jones and Bartlett, 2011. 35-38. Print.
Media portrayal of crime and criminal justice has become incredibly widespread in the last decade, with crime often considered both a source of news and entertainment. As a source of entertainment, crime and criminal justice have emerged as central themes across various sources of media. Most individuals do not have any direct experience with the criminal justice system, so their only source of information on this topic is the media. Particularly in television shows, portrayals of crime and criminal justice can be seen in everything from courtroom dramas to nightly news programs. Indeed, the popularity of crime shows has lead to some of television’s most enduring series, such as Law and Order and CSI. Because of this, fictional
Police investigations of shooting that involve officers are based on facts not opinions. Detectives with years of experience investigate the case and the information is then turned over to a prosecutor. The problem with news coverage and the media is they let emotions get a hold of them for views. Whether a video depicting the shooting was shown or not it is not their job to decide who was in the wrong. Attitudes about the prevalence of racial profiling are susceptible to the way the media construct incidents of police misconduct (Graziano, Schuck & Martin
In the last 5 years or so we have had so many police scandals arise and become the central eye of the news and papers. In 2015 we now have a massive rise with social media and usually are the first to get any information and or video. Every time the news comes on or anything related to media we will get new information or see tmz has the first video of it happening. Social media is the fastest way to get anything on the web or the news within hours. Scandals that I can think of off the top of my head are Kelly Thomas beating from Fullerton PD, Sheriff Lee Baca scandal involving jail violence among inmates, and tons and tons of scandals involving police beatings and the amount of force used. The most recent scandal to come out is the officer
The media provides us with knowledge about crime and it is through the media that the public learns about these certain events, and these events can be based anywhere in the world. Very few people have direct experience with crime and so the media is important in that it is a major source of crime related information. The media reports crime, and other issues, for p...
The criminal justice system plays a major part within our community. Every aspect of the criminal justice system affects the community and the population. Within our jails and prison 20% of the U.S population is currently being held in a prison or jail. Within that 20% percent a lot of these people are diagnosed with a mental illness. The increase of people in the system and the increase of reported mentally ill person is very alarming and important to discuss and find solutions for. With increase of mentally ill individuals increasing the level of training for officers is not at the same right. Most prisons or jail don’t have a specific way to handle nor treat individuals with a mental illness. This paper will discuss recent research regarding mental illness is, the impacts of mental illness, the impact of the criminal justice system, and how the system handles these individuals.
The media, both in the mainstream and alternative sources, determine how the community view crime and how it represents the victims of crime, criminals and law enforcement officials. Media organisations have arguably become the main source of news, entertainment, recreation, and product information in society. For many people, media outlets such as newspapers, magazines, social media and television broadcasts informs viewers about events that affect their everyday lives. This essay it will explore the many variations of how crime is mispresented to society through mass media organisations.
The criminal justice system is composed of three parts – Police, Courts and Corrections – and all three work together to protect an individual’s rights and the rights of society to live without fear of being a victim of crime. According to merriam-webster.com, crime is defined as “an act that is forbidden or omission of a duty that is commanded by public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law.” When all the three parts work together, it makes the criminal justice system function like a well tuned machine.
Recent advancements in technology have had a huge impact on the current criminal justice system. These new developments have made it easier for those in the field to track down criminals and help provide better evidence to support their cases. Things such as fingerprint databases, DNA testing, GPS tracking, and many other things have made it easier for prosecutors or defendants to prove their cases in court. This is very beneficial because with this new wave of technology officials are now able to provide more reliable and credible evidence in court. This current upsurge of technology will help benefit a lot people in the field. People such as law enforcement, falsely accused criminals, prosecutors, defendants, judges, the list just goes on and on. Technology has been has had a major impact on the criminal justice system, it is now been made easier to track down and catch criminals and made it so that the evidence provided at court is more reliable and credible.
The media today is often taken for granted; as people don’t realize the dominance the media source holds in the modern world. Through media sources such as newspaper, TV and social media crime could be easily spread through out the world within seconds. As a result of this, humans understanding of crime and crime control are largely relied upon the media as evidently most people will not be in those serious criminal situations. The media however takes advantage of this situation by exaggerating crime scenes and focusing on particular crimes to make the public fear. Particular groups in the media are stereotyped to an extent where the public foresees then as ‘dangerous’. As a consequence, a change in the public’s perception of crime has forced
Mass media refers to media that are easily, inexpensively, and simultaneously accessible to large segments of a population (Surette, 10). Although the mass media are only one of the sources from which citizens attain knowledge of crime and justice, it is by far the most influential. According to one study, the mass media are credited with providing 95 percent of the information the public receives about crime (Surette, 10). With these statistics, it seems that the fear of crime is indeed constructed through the media. In March 1994, the Times Mirror Center for the people and the Press conducted a poll that measured the public’s fear of crime. Fifty percent of the respondents said they feared that they would be the victims of crime, up from 36 percent in 1988 (Krajicek, 23).
In society today the media’s has an extensive influence on the public by mediums such as the internet, television news, newspapers and radio. In addition, crime is often considered both a source of news and entertainment with such programs as CSI, NCIS and Criminal Minds being some amongst many others that also influence public perception on crime (Hayes & Levett, 2013). Evidence shows that the medias portrayal of crime can indeed affect the public’s perception although evidence will demonstrates that crime perception can be unique to each individual. Evidence shows that media reports have the potential to strongly influence people’s daily activities (Weatherburn and Indermaur, 2004). When the media reports on a crime it triggers an effect
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