Her crimes and trial gathered national attention and resulted into a film called Monster. The title of this film was no mere occurrence, but a historical term that associated female criminals as “living monsters” (Talvi, 173). Aileen, a prostitute admitted to killing seven male “Johns” from 1989 to 1990, during her prostitution on the Florida Highways (Macleod, 2005). Not only had Wuornos killed seven men, but she did so in a very masculine
investigation and of forensic science, which in turn influence the public. The influence of the media on public perceptions of forensic science and crime scene investigation is significant and can ultimately affect police officers, forensic scientists, and the criminal justice system. The media’s depictions of crime scene investigation fundamentally construct the opinions of the public towards police officers, forensic scientists, and as a whole the criminal justice system. CSI does not accurately portray the
Society has always been fascinated with crime and violence. Due to the media's focus on crime and its influence as the main source of information on local and national events, the public has a skewed version of crime. As part of the criminal justice system, criminalistics and criminologist work with law enforcement to reduce, solve, and prevent crime. Standardized reporting of crime that was developed in 1929 provides statistics on the fluctuation of crime and aids in creating strategic methods to
chief of the district attorney's sex crimes unit”(Ross). With hard evidence like this, it is impossible to even ponder that the five, now grown men, are still guilty. Headlines, articles, and media influences is the only thing that keeps this story two sided; Which proves Maria Konnikova’s position on media’s dirty trick correct, again. In her article, she provides a psychological experiment that proved “...a misleading headline hurt(s) a reader’s ability to recall the article’s details.”(Konnikova)
High profile cases are always something that catches the media’s attention. These cases are a lot like reality television, because they draw in a huge number of viewers and are extremely interesting to see how the rich and famous live. Unfortunately, these high profile cases can cause problems to the parties involved in the case. They can ruin the reputation of the defendant, the attorneys, and even the victims themselves, all of which have the ability to be influenced both positively and negatively
Aileen WuornosSerial Killer Aileen WuornosSerial Killer [Name of the Author] [Name of the Institute] [Date] Abstract This paper looks at the inward workings of female serial executioners, a theme of discourse that is ignored in the criminal equity group. These quiet executioners kill their victimized people and keep on murdering until they are at long last gotten, which persuades that they would never quit executing if the shot of getting got was thin. Interestingly enough these ladies