Newburn, T. (2013.) Criminology: (Second Edition.) London: Routledge, (pp 102-104).
This chapter of the book provides and insight on the media and its relationship with the police, explores how these two institutes interact with each other, looks at how the police have been represented in the media, and determines whether this representation has impacted the public’s attitude towards the police. In addition, this book provides factors which has contributed to the collapsed relationship between the police and the media such as, the increasing numbers of hostile stories about police corruptions and scandals. This book investigates how fictional depictions of the police portrayed on tv, are the reason why the police do not trust the media; this has put pressure on the police to be more aware of how they conduct themselves. The author questions whether these factors have been proven to have had an impact on the public’s perception of the police. This source helps to understand how the media can have a positive and negative impact on the police. However, this book leaves out an unanswered question. Is the media is causing more problems rather than helping to work alongside the police? And should less media
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The author suggests that the media reporting on police misconduct or releasing sensitive information, puts the police and the public at risk. Thus, causing conflict. Conflict occurs because neither have the experience or training to deal with each other. Also, both have similar characteristics such as values, norms and shared goals. These characteristics are useful in identifying predicted behaviour and find common goals to resolve these conflicts. Both parties must be willing to collaborate to resolve these conflicts. If conflicts are resolved, it would improve communication and build