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Criminal Justice System

The Criminal Justice System is made up of several different process law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections this system is where the accused individual are tried and punished for the crime they are charged with. The depiction of criminal justice system in throughout each process (police, courts, and correctional) has become ubiquitous on television today. Shows that give a visual of the arresting and investigation process (law enforcement) are the televisions shows “Cops” and “The First 48 Hours”. The show “Cops” is a television series that follows police officers, constables and sheriff deputies around during their patrol and other policing activity (Cops, n.d). Showing the officer enforcing the laws of the land, apprehend offenders, reducing and prevent crimes, maintain public order, provide emergency and related community services and more” (Schmalleger F., 2014). The “Cops” show conveys the initial stage of the law enforcement. The images or positive (in my opinion) when it comes to showing the actual community services the law enforcers provide. This allow police to become more integrated in to the communities. Reducing the amount of fear toward the particular criminal justice profession. It has change the outlook on policing in the communities and enhances the level of trust from the communities for law enforcement. This allows for a sufficient reduction and prevent crimes when law enforcement and the people of the community come together. “The First 48 Hour” is a show that shows the criminal justice process from the crime, arrest, to the investigation stages in the criminal justice process. This show follows detectives around from the state of their investigation (right after a crime occurs...

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... not yet stood trial random offenders who are pick of the streets. The images shown on the programs are positive concerning criminal justice professionals is show that they are equipped to handle the inmates and not matter how many way try to outsmart the staff they are ten steps ahead of them (Jackmen T., 2013). It is felt that the shows above give a fair representations of criminal justice system. The reason this is felt to be a fair representations is because the inmates and staff are not acting they are film in their natural state at the time of filming (Jail, n.d). All the shows above are realistic with current-day criminal justice activities (in my opinion) although many may argue against this statement. The reason this is believed to be true is because most of the shows are reality there are no scripts everyone is doing what they believe to be right.

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