THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TELEVISION

Television in today's society is mainly focused around crime and violence. This subject matter seems to get the attention of many audience viewers whether it is a docu-drama or real life investigations about serial killers. Some of the shows that I enjoy watching that involve crime include Cops, Forensic Files, and Medium, which is a docu-drama on NBC. While watching these shows on many different occasions, I have realized that some do follow the criminal justice system while others don't Cops

COPS has been on television since 2016. It is one of the first series to show exactly what goes on in a police officer’s life while he is on duty. It amazes me how realistic the show is compared to what I have learned in class. Many of times, I have heard officers state the Miranda rights to the suspects that they arrest. On COPS however, the person that is being videotaped is usually not the first officer at the scene of the crime. Therefore, he does have a right to question the suspects to see what happened and