Public attitude

Pick up the newspaper, watch the news, and then, identify the criminal justice issues that are being discussed. Reveal how you have personally been influenced by the media.

The media and society play an important role in the shaping of criminal justice programs and policies. Some scholars argue that citizens’ opinion of criminal justice policy is based on their fear or anger toward criminal offenders or by their lack of concern for offender rights, while others maintain that citizens’ desire meaningful reform (Rowan, […]

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