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ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN CONTROLLING CORRUPTION

NCJ Number
39731
Author(s)
D BURNHAM
Date Published
Unknown
Length
15 pages
Annotation
AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY BASED UPON THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCES INVESTIGATING NEW YORK POLICE CORRUPTION, SUPPORTING THE CONTENTION THAT THE MEDIA, WITHOUT ADVOCATING A CAUSE, SHOULD REPORT KNOWN CORRUPTION.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR'S NEWSPAPER INVESTIGATIONS OF NEW YORK'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REVEALED POLICE SLEEPING ON DUTY, POOR PERFORMANCE OF JUDGES, AND POLICE BRIBERY. THESE EXAMPLES ARE DISCUSSED AS SUPPORT TO THE VIEWPOINT THAT THE MEDIA IS INFLUENTIAL IN CONTROLLING GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION....TWH