Public opinion effect on court

Crime has always been prosecuted in a public manner.

Determines what is or isn’t a crime, thus determining what cases the court gets to decide on.

Sometimes the producers have a bias and are trying to appeal to people’s emotions

The judge may lean on this if a similar issue has been ruled on before.

Who values individual privacy, such as matters of religious or sexual preferences?

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People who are paid by companies or organizations to represent their interests to lawmakers

More emphasis in our society is being place on

the ones who make the ultimate decision about whether to prosecute someone

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What the majority of the public thinks about a topic.

Classifying crime as a misdemeanor or felony is a way to effect the way courts function.

Passes laws that may affect the way courts function.

Social class, sex, race, age, celebrity status

Who focuses on self-control in individual privacy matters?

Suggested sentencing is an effective way for the legislature to affect the way courts function.

If the reporter has a bias for or against the topic, they may cover the topic a certain way

The branch of government that makes laws on which the court system rules.

Producers and actors are in the business for money, not for presenting the facts

elected officials that must vote or decide a certain way to keep their constituents happy

Because of someone’s past he or she may react to it in a way that others would not

These may not want to face scrutiny for their decisions

Who values self-expression?

The public may want harsher penalties on crimes that statistically are not as bad

Belief that prisoners do not do anything in prison but watch television