Crime fiction, justice perception, criminal law, criminology, media representation, public opinion, judicial system, penal law, criminology education
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This research project examines how crime fiction influences public perception of crime and justice, and its implications on the understanding of criminal law and criminology.
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[...] - Compare the way justice is represented in fiction and real legal reality. III. Representation, Education and Sensitization: Social Issues and Hypotheses on Educational Responses to Criminal Fictions - Examine how minorities are represented in these fictions and the impact this has on the perception of justice. - Creation of educational programs to counter the negative effects of criminal fictions on the perception of justice. - Design awareness campaigns to educate the public on the realities of the judicial system. [...]
[...] - PODLAS, Kimberlianne The CSI Effect and Its Real-World Impact on Justice. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, p. 254-268. - SURETTE, Ray Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice : Images, Realities, and Policies. 3e éd. Belmont : Thomson Wadsworth. - SURETTE, Ray Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice : Images, Realities, and Policies. 5e éd. Stamford : Cengage Learning.Durkheim, E. (1893), De la division du travail social. [...]
[...] Criminal narratives often take liberties with legal reality. Pierre Bourdieu (1989) highlights that the media disseminate simplified and distorted representations, as in Suits, where Mike Ross practices law without a degree. Michel Foucault (1975) analyzes how these representations reinforce social norms and control mechanisms. Crime dramas reflect and influence societal debates on issues like mental health and social inequalities. Émile Durkheim (1893) shows that crime and justice reveal the tensions and values of a society. These films also influence legal professionals. [...]
[...] The skills I acquire will enable me to concretize my professional project in the field of penal justice, while offering me an essential interdisciplinary perspective to understand and respond to contemporary criminal issues. Bibliography - BOURDIEU, Pierre The Distinction: Social Critique of the Judgement. Paris : Éditions de Minuit. - DURKHEIM, Émile De la division du travail social. Paris : Félix Alcan. - FOUCAULT, Michel Surveiller et punir : the birth of the prison. Paris : Gallimard. - HALL, Stuart Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse. In : HALL, Stuart (éd.), Culture, Media, Language : Working Papers in Cultural Studies, 1972-79. London : Hutchinson, p. 128-138. [...]
[...] The second study site would be conferences on penal law and criminal sciences, potentially in universities to question professionals. Research Points I. The impact of criminal works on the perception of the penal system Influence on public opinion and expectations towards justice : - Exploring how crime fiction shapes the public's perception of crime and justice. - Analyzing whether these works promote a more punitive or empathetic view of criminals. - Examining how these fictions construct unrealistic expectations towards law enforcement and justice. [...]
