COUNTERBLAST: How Tony Blair Fed the Feral Beast of the Media and Savaged the Criminal Justice System

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
JON SILVERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Tony Blair ◽  
The Media

Race and the Criminal Process: Breaking the Mould to Ensure Accurate Ethnic Monitoring

2002 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 541-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Criminal Process ◽  
Tony Blair ◽  
The Media ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ethnic Monitoring

The media, judiciary, legislature and the Executive currently agree that the criminal process is in need of reform. Indeed, on Tuesday 18 June 2002, Tony Blair described the criminal justice system as ‘antique and ineffectual’. This article investigates the purposes and uses of racial and ethnical terminologies in the criminal justice system. Notwithstanding the importance of existing racial definitions in criminal justice, a standard definition of ethnicity is regarded as necessary to ensure that ethnic monitoring is accurate and effective. Therefore this article questions the validity, accuracy and purposes of the terminologies used in contemporary and past studies in relation to the most extensive reports on ethnic monitoring; namely the National Censuses of Population, the Home Office Research Statistics and Development Directorate's publications and the British Crime Surveys'. This article also considers the impact that foreseeable social and demographic changes may have on the use of racial and ethnic classifications in the criminal justice system, as well as the ways in which the various bodies of the criminal process may prepare for potential changes.

scholarly journals Mídia, medo e controle: Ensaio sobre o papel da mídia na dinãmica do recrudescimento do sistema penal

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Lazzari da Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
The Media ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

Partindo do pressuposto que a mídia possui grande influência sobre os indivíduos, e que ao veicular notícias sobre crimes de forma excessiva, muitas vezes sob um viés sensacionalista, dissemina o medo e a insegurança no tecido social, o presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar de que modo a mídia se relaciona com o sistema penal, bem como o papel que desempenha na dinâmica que enseja o seu recrudescimento.Resumen: Partiendo de la suposición de que los medios de comunicación ejercen gran influencia en los individuos, y que al transmitir excesivamente noticias sobre crímenes - a menudo a partir de un sesgo sensacionalista - siembran el miedo y la inseguridad en el tejido social, el presente trabajo tiene como objetivo identificar el modo por lo cual los medios de comunicación se relacionan con el sistema penal, así como el rol que desempeñan en la dinámica que posibilita su endurecimiento. Palabras clave: Medios - Crimen - Miedo - Sistema Penal  Abstract: Assuming that the media has the ability to influence people , and to convey news about crimes excessively, often in a sensationalist bias , spreading fear and insecurity in society , this paper aims to identify how the media relates to the criminal justice system , and the role it plays in the dynamics that gives rise to its expansion. Keywords: Media – Crime – Fear – Criminal System

Lingual injury

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Pugach ◽  
Anat Peleg ◽  
Natti Ronel
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Murder Victims ◽  
The Media ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological Study ◽  
Innovative Concept

This qualitative, phenomenological study conducted in Israel consisted of interviews with 14 close relatives of murder victims whose cases generated media interest. The research offers a comprehensive view of the endeavors of the participants to be heard in both the criminal justice system and the media. The findings indicate that despite the growing recognition of co-victims’ rights and media attention to their narratives, both the justice system and the media disappoint these victims and largely fail to respond to their need to convey their messages. The participants experienced ‘lingual injury:’ the repudiation and muting of their own language in favor of professional jargon. Lingual injury is an innovative concept that describes particular aspects of secondary victimization; it contributes to the existing literature by enabling a detailed mapping of co-victims’ simultaneous difficulties in the interplay between the criminal justice system and the media. It highlights the need for developing professional tools, both legal and victimological, to alleviate this situation.

scholarly journals In the Wake of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter: The Plight of John Artis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Rebekah Spaulding
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Institutional Racism ◽  
Secondary Character ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

<p class="BodyA">In the summer of 1966 in Paterson, New Jersey, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and John Artis were arrested on suspicion of triple homicide. Tried and convicted the following year, Carter and Artis would spend almost twenty years in jail, despite evidence of witness tampering and police malfeasance. During and after their incarceration, Carter received an abundance of public support due to his famous boxing career, while Artis often went unnoticed as a secondary character by the media. By examining the details surrounding Carter and Artis’s wrongful imprisonment, it is clear to see the institutional racism and systematic criminalization of African Americans, as well as the impact of notoriety in criminal justice. While this case is undoubtedly a gross miscarriage of justice, it is the forgotten story of John Artis that shows the flaws of the criminal justice system and how society is told to remember its history.</p>

The Color of Victimology

2019 ◽  
pp. 529-537
Author(s):  
Kyrie Hernandezpeterson
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Victim Assistance ◽  
The Media ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Emotional Effects

Victims are the center of the criminal justice system. However, negative treatment by any service provider discourages individuals from taking advantage of the services being offered to victims through various organizations in their respective communities. The study of victims (victimology) is informative on the physical, psychological, and emotional effects crimes have on victims. Victim assistance programs and resources have substantially grown over the years in an effort to improve protection to all and assist in pursuing proper justice for victims and those suffering from victimization. The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Uniform Crime Report (UCR) are used to gather statistics to further victim research. High profile cases in the media have led to the criminal justice system being deemed biased. Statistics do not substantiate racial discrimination in victimology or in the criminal justice system. There are instances of discrimination in select cases, but as a whole, the criminal justice system should not be viewed as discriminative. The focus should be placed on refining victim assistance programs and being creative in providing the proper resources victims need to receive the justice they deserve and the care and help they need.

25. Criminal justice policies and practices

2021 ◽  
pp. 743-767
Author(s):  
Steve Case ◽  
Phil Johnson ◽  
David Manlow ◽  
Roger Smith ◽  
Kate Williams
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Justice System ◽  
The People ◽  
System P ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Media Corporations ◽  
Policies And Practices

This chapter studies criminal justice policies, practices, and the people who work within the system. It begins by tracing the origins and influences of criminal justice policies. Criminal justice policies predominantly come from the government, but other organisations and individuals such as academics, the media, corporations, and lobbyists can influence them. The motivations behind these policy influencers may vary, but they all share the ultimate aim of ensuring that their preferred strategy is implemented in practice. The chapter then considers the significant impact that ‘penal populism’ can exert on policy, and how government policy is shaping the ways in which the ‘adversarial-lite’ principle is implemented. It assesses use of both of those policies in practice in the courtroom and the community to see how key principles can play out in reality. Finally, the chapter reflects on the effects of all the components upon the people who work in the criminal justice system.

The Victimization and Disparate Treatment of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

2021 ◽  
pp. 353-382
Author(s):  
Rhiannon Oakes ◽  
Annie K. Oakeley ◽  
Rola Goke-Pariola
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Implicit Bias ◽  
Hate Crimes ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minorities ◽  
The World ◽  
Disparate Treatment ◽  
The Media

This chapter focuses on the victimization of racial and ethnic minorities and the disparate treatment they face within the criminal justice system. Factors that contribute to these issues, such as hate crimes, intersectionality, implicit bias, and the school-to-prison pipeline, will be discussed. The ways in which the media and society at large respond to these matters will be identified. An exploration of how victimization of racial and ethnic minorities differs around the world concludes the chapter.

Closure and Justice: A Qualitative Study of Perspectives From Homicide Survivorship Experts

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 830-854
Author(s):  
Larissa Saco ◽  
Danielle Dirks
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Homicide Survivors ◽  
Murder Victims ◽  
The Media

The criminal justice system and the media perpetuate the rhetoric of closure, which frames the end of grief for homicide survivors, or murder victims’ loved ones, as an attainable goal on their path to healing. Public discourse has also framed the death penalty as justice for survivors. However, little scholarly attention has addressed survivors’ experiences and perceptions of closure and justice. This research addresses this gap in the literature using in-depth, qualitative interviews with 36 community, academic, and criminal justice experts on homicide survivorship, 12 of whom are homicide survivors themselves. Using grounded theory, we derived six themes on closure and justice from the data. The majority of respondents indicate that survivors do not experience closure, and that they consider the term misleading. The question as to the meaning of justice produced more disparate responses. While many indicated that justice has unique meanings for individual survivors, holding the perpetrator accountable emerged as the most common theme. Half of the respondents also indicated that justice does not exist in homicide cases because of their difficult experiences with the criminal justice system. The findings have implications for policy, practice, and future research.

scholarly journals Miscarriages of Justice and the Construction of Criminality in the People’s Republic of China

Amicus Curiae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
Yu Mou
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Process ◽  
Wrongful Convictions ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The Media ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Chinese Criminal Justice

Another high-profile miscarriage of justice was reported recently by the media in China, highlighting widespread issues concerning torture and other police malpractices within the Chinese criminal justice system. Drawing from analysis in my book on the Construction of Guilt in China, this Note outlines the key drawbacks of the Chinese criminal process which contribute to wrongful convictions, namely that none of the legal institutions exhibits the autonomy to check the credibility of the evidence impartially. Alongside the problems caused by miscarriages of justice, they are also indicative of the symptoms of a weak criminal justice system, thereby opening up opportunities for future reforms. Keywords: miscarriages of justice; China; criminal justice; case construction.

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