Police Media Relations

Police media relations
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Introduction
In the criminal justice system, varied departments and divisions work together to ensure delivery of justice. Among the involved aspects, are; the police media relations. These contribute to the articulation of the required implementation f justice in one way or the other. This area mainly touches on the release of news, information as well as media liaisons. This paper analyses the police media relations in the administration of justice. The essence of the meaning of this aspect in the administration of criminal justice is discussed as well as the different ways in which it contributes to the criminal justice administration.
Police media relations
The police media relations aims to foster cooperation between the police department and the news media such that, when the police need some service from the media to aid in the police undertakings, the service is availed in good time. On the other hand, if it is the media that requires the help of the police in undertakings that are related to the mandate of the police, such can be availed without much delay. The police media relations also ensure mutual respect between the police department and the news media. There is the need to cultivate mutual respect between those two entities because; each one is an entity by itself with their own mandate and if mutual respect is not cultivated then there ought to be some misunderstandings. In this sense, one entity could be regarded as misusing the other, and this way, the much needed cooperation will not be available.
Schulenberg & Chenier (2014) observe that; the police usually have well trained members who form the police media relations. In most cases, they are people who, on top of the police training, have some basic knowledge on how to work or relate with the media people. They are usually very much dedicated due to the nature of their mandate. This is because; the work in the police media relations involves working with the police and the media to ensure that the public is informed. Sometimes, it is about the police getting the information or even the media getting the required information from the police. The members of the media relations understand the crucial part that is played by the media in terms of ensuring that the public is informed on the dealings of administering criminal justice. This understanding makes them strive to achieve the mutual respect as well as the cooperation that is needed between the police and the media.
In regard to the understanding of the role played by the media in informing the public, the members of police media relations endeavor to assist the media people in gathering the information and reporting on events relating to justice for both the locals and the visitors. A lot of dedication is required here because; the perception of the public about the police and the whole administration of justice are at stake here. In this regard, the police media relations must therefore ensure that the media people get the right information at the right time. They also ensure that the information is released in a manner that does not shed a bad light to the public about the undertakings of the police.
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