What Impact Do Celebrated Cases Have on Public Perceptions

question 25

Multiple Choice

What impact do celebrated cases have on public perceptions?

• A) educational, because they teach the public about routine case processing by the CJS
• B) sentimental, because the public feels badly for the poor and minority offenders thrust in front of television cameras on a regular basis
• C) distorted, because people mistakenly assume they are typical of all cases when they are not
• D) none, because the public realize that these are atypical cases and that is what makes them newsworthy

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