tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757214464042252416.post1970423763792969561..comments2024-01-03T00:56:32.093-05:00Comments on Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice: A great example of the lack of CJ knowledge by the mediaDr. Matthew Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632005749396918079noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757214464042252416.post-59810536782294496332012-04-18T08:05:07.835-04:002012-04-18T08:05:07.835-04:00The words jail and prison are often used interchan...The words jail and prison are often used interchangeably even though, as you stated, there are vast differences. I know from personal experience, that I was unaware of the differences until I took my first Intro to Criminal Justice class. Now, however, it seems like second nature to spot the difference between the two. I probably used the words interchangeably before a CJ classes because of what I was witness to through the media and other social interactions. Clearly, the media greatly affect the way in which people understand Criminal Justice. Furthermore, I'm sure the ethnicities of the victim and offender are cause for some of the commotion. The media has built up an image of the "ideal offender." Unfortunately, this usually translates into a male individual from a minority group. The media will play on this image to gain an audience. Society must realize the extent to which the media influence them, and the media should work to further their knowledge of Criminal Justice so that they don't continue to present misleading information to the public.Jennie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09670423776284555485noreply@blogger.com