When we are exposed in the media to expert detectives who can solve every case, as Goren and Eames do, but our actual detectives and police officers have very low clearance rates it can erode the relationship between the public and the police force. The public begins to feel less confident in the police which may lead to the social construction of the faulty criminal justice frame. The faulty criminal justice frame is based on the idea that our criminal justice system is unable to proficiently solve crime and deliver justice. I believe we need more accurate portrayals of our criminal justice system in the media that showcase more realistic clearance rates, mentally ill people being victims instead of perpetrators, and less popularization of genius detectives as the norm. This may be less entertaining in some aspects, but it would be more accurate and could potentially help repair the public’s opinions of law
When we are exposed in the media to expert detectives who can solve every case, as Goren and Eames do, but our actual detectives and police officers have very low clearance rates it can erode the relationship between the public and the police force. The public begins to feel less confident in the police which may lead to the social construction of the faulty criminal justice frame. The faulty criminal justice frame is based on the idea that our criminal justice system is unable to proficiently solve crime and deliver justice. I believe we need more accurate portrayals of our criminal justice system in the media that showcase more realistic clearance rates, mentally ill people being victims instead of perpetrators, and less popularization of genius detectives as the norm. This may be less entertaining in some aspects, but it would be more accurate and could potentially help repair the public’s opinions of law