As a criminal justice activist, she’s often the only voice in the room representing women or people of color. The study analyzed the role crime dramas play in “advancing distorted representations of crime, justice, race and gender in media and culture” and their “real societal consequences”. “You have to fight against the grain for being black or Latina.”Misrepresentations often skew public perception of how the criminal justice system works. Normalizing injustice and racismCriminal justice shows include law enforcement officials who are bad apples. The CBS and NBC networks lead in terms of the number crime shows and their ratings.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2020 09:00 UTC