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The media plays a major part in all facets of U.S. society. Increased attention on criminal justice issues and criminal justice administration by the media creates opportunities and threats to the status quo of criminal justice policies and actions. Chapters 11 and 16 in your text discuss the influence of the media on criminal justice and the theories of justice. For this assignment, you will support the evaluation of public issues that criminal justice organizations face in ethical decision making and the creation of a set of standards for ethical and moral conduct in criminal justice situations. In your paper,
- Create an ethics policy for the media in handling the reporting of criminal justice issues and news;
- Examine the significance of political bias in reporting; and
- Create a foundation for the accurate and ethical reporting of news about the criminal justice system.
The paper
- Must be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
- Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
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Influence of the media on criminal justice and the theories of justice
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MEDIA AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Influence of the media on criminal justice and the theories of justice
Criminal justice was initially an issue that was strictly handled by courts without external
opinions. There is a history of a failed and biased justice system that gave rise to human rights
activism hence the development of defined justice documentation and procedures. Among the
many rights that have been established are the freedom of expression and that of the media, when
these two are combined, they give rise to social media and other information transferring
platforms which apparently have a lot of influence on many things including the justice system.
The media has power in the society because it is the source of and means of transferring
information. Anything that passes through mass media automatically becomes a publicized issue.
Apparently, there is no limit on which topics should or should not be covered by the media hence
it is possible to get restricted information on the media. National televisions, radios, and news
outlets are regulated but personal blogs and accounts are not. Publicity has a direct effect on how
criminal cases are processed. The med...