Introduction
The existence of crimes can be explained by a number of factors that are inherent in our everyday lives. Moreover, crimes will always be a part of the criminal justice system. While research in the area became rather popular and sparked quite a controversial discussion on the topic of the ethical validity of crime, there is a limited number of adjustments that were introduced to mitigate the existing dilemmas in the criminal justice system (Banks, 2016).
For policy-makers, this is a really important point because criminal justice is directly connected to the act of punishment and there are numerous ways to impact the outcomes of a case before even taking it to court. The ethical side of media reports on different subjects relies only on a number of limited perspectives that have been specified prior to developing the policy for both media companies and punishing organizations. One of the core problems associated with the role of media in terms of ethics and punishment is that the ultimate verdict regarding a crime may impact innocent people if the media commands so.
Analysis
This is why it may be important to come up with a new way of dealing with such issues (which are essential for both the media and criminal justice). The reporting should be handled by the media and not by the punishing governmental body due to the fact that the influence of criminal justice on the news may become a new case of bias in the judicial system. In other words, the legislative bodies that are active in the US territory will have the right to do what it takes to put a man behind bars (Roh, 2003). The media should never be subject to serious criminal justice limitations because there are cases where the truth has to be told. In the case, if the rule is not followed, a number of issues may transpire that have to be discussed further.
One such issue is the existence of political bias in reporting. One of the most evident dilemmas that the media ran into was the question of whether the news had to show the raw realities of the Vietnam war and how it impacted society. Nonetheless, for politicians, it can be handy to control the news so as to either build up a flawless image for themselves or conceal some kind of information that has to be seen by the majority of the audience. While the ethical dilemma is also in the picture, one cannot take away the effect of political apartness when it comes to media reporting (Chapman & Davis, 1978). Allegedly, there is a set of unspoken rules that may be perceived as political bias and there is no way to get rid of it because it became so entrenched in the criminal justice system and the way how ordinary people see the world.
On the other hand, the most accurate and ethical reporting of news will become a pleasant reality only when there will be a possibility of showing people more truth about what actually goes on around them. The majority of graphic content that can be accessed by the wrong age category will be removed (or at least covered) by the editors whose job will be to define the ethical limits of the news. The only question that remains unanswered is whether there is a correct way to define the ethical basis for the news and share it with the appropriate category of people within a proper environment.
References
Banks, C. (2016). Criminal justice ethics: Theory and practice (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapman, M. L., & Davis, F. V. (1978). Skills for ethical action: A process to judgment and action. Educational Leadership, 35(6), 457-461.
Roh, Y. R. (2003). An extended conception of rationality and moral actions. Journal of Value Inquiry, 37(1), 35-49. doi:10.1023/a:1024033810944