SOC326H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Police Misconduct, New York City Police Department, Slate (Magazine)
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Yes, because it influences the community"s perception of police work. Takes much longer on cases than shown in media (tv shows, movies) Linked to legitimacy, how people see the cjs. Unideal situations not shown, make light of situations (csi clips) Dealing with blood and gore, other physical evidence. Expect officers to be out there to catch the dirty guys. Similar glamorized ideas before they joined the force intellectually. Like that it challenges their intellect, meticulous jobs which give satisfaction. Thank victims and their families for their good work. Satisfaction in the part of their job that the media does not focus on. Unrealistic expectations of what science can actually do. If there is no hard scientific evidence then there shouldn"t be a conviction. Maurantonio: forensic realism and the csi effect, air of legitimacy jeopardizes police officers symbolic power, exaggeration of intensity and exaggeration of aggressiveness. Power to narrative social relations; diagnose, classify, authorize, represent.
