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Media And Criminal Justice

Introduction

The media plays a very important role in the entire criminal justice system. Most people go through their life having little or none direct contact with any law enforcement personnel, but they still think they have a genuine understanding of who the police are what they are about. They get this idea from what they see and here through the media, so it is crucial for law enforcement to have good, solid relations with all media outlets. . "Media Power" represents the extent to which individuals or groups influence the content of media messages relevant to their interests. As mass media are the primary image builders in contemporary society, an ability to shape the contents of media has become central to impression management and public relations (Lovell: May 2001).

The PIO
Public Information Officers, or as they are more commonly known as PIO's, are a police agencies ambassador to the media. Their job is to deal with all the media relations through the agency......


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