Criminal Justice Ethics: A Look on Delivery and Style (Prompt #4)
By Kendrick Tran
Source: https://legalbeagle.com/6386561-ethics-important-criminal-justice.html
In the world of modern technology, there are many ways to disperse information quickly. Newspaper, news outlets were the number one source of information during the 20th century, however, as time passed and new ways were developed, the internet has become one of the greatest resources of information that we have right now. Newspaper itself is becoming more and more obsolete in favor of easy to digest articles which are prevalent on the internet. With this said, some easy to digest articles may not be the most reliable of information, either lacking in substance or favoring embellished titles such as "WHITE POLICE OFFICER SEEN SHOOTING A BLACK MAN". These attention grabbing titles help to rile up the general population and encourages a side to be taken. However, in scholarly articles, they take a more professional and neutral stance on the topic and provide facts with analysis that can open the reader to new ideas.
One of these scholarly articles in particular called "Criminal Justice Ethics" by Re'em Segev, uses a much more professional tone while also citing all of his sources throughout the article. Segev, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uses eloquent language such as "the serious moral wrongfulness of an action constitutes in itself a reason in favor of criminalization whose existence does not depend on other considerations, specifically relating to the consequences of criminalization" (Segev). This sentence represents the tone conveyed by the author as one that has a sense of professionalism combined with a knowledge gained through many years in the field. Following this, Segev also keeps it to a third person format because having first person in a scholarly article greatly weakens an argument due to potential biases. In contrast, a blog that also talks about criminal justice ethics has a more personal tone. From cccupolicingandcj, their collaborative wordpress article said "I do firmly believe that there is room for all of the different standpoints on the criminology spectrum – let’s face it if there weren’t academics that raised police problems, there would be no platform for those that help further define those problems and generate new theory about them" (cccupolicingandcj). Here they use first person in order to draw personal experience and usually appeals to a more general audience. In comparison with the former article, Segev constructs his article using a more formal tone because he is a professional in the legal field and on top of this, his research appeals more towards the high end of the spectrum in terms of reading comprehension. This is because on the most basic level, many of the terminology used in the professional fields tend to lean towards people that have a significant interest in the subject or prior experience in the field. A blog usually has a much more personal tone while using words that most people would understand.
With this said, I learned that in all aspects of the professional world of criminal justice, there is a sense of professionalism that tends to not show itself in blogs or news articles. This can be contributed to each of the targeted audiences and can show how delievery and style depend on a variety of factors.
One of these scholarly articles in particular called "Criminal Justice Ethics" by Re'em Segev, uses a much more professional tone while also citing all of his sources throughout the article. Segev, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uses eloquent language such as "the serious moral wrongfulness of an action constitutes in itself a reason in favor of criminalization whose existence does not depend on other considerations, specifically relating to the consequences of criminalization" (Segev). This sentence represents the tone conveyed by the author as one that has a sense of professionalism combined with a knowledge gained through many years in the field. Following this, Segev also keeps it to a third person format because having first person in a scholarly article greatly weakens an argument due to potential biases. In contrast, a blog that also talks about criminal justice ethics has a more personal tone. From cccupolicingandcj, their collaborative wordpress article said "I do firmly believe that there is room for all of the different standpoints on the criminology spectrum – let’s face it if there weren’t academics that raised police problems, there would be no platform for those that help further define those problems and generate new theory about them" (cccupolicingandcj). Here they use first person in order to draw personal experience and usually appeals to a more general audience. In comparison with the former article, Segev constructs his article using a more formal tone because he is a professional in the legal field and on top of this, his research appeals more towards the high end of the spectrum in terms of reading comprehension. This is because on the most basic level, many of the terminology used in the professional fields tend to lean towards people that have a significant interest in the subject or prior experience in the field. A blog usually has a much more personal tone while using words that most people would understand.
With this said, I learned that in all aspects of the professional world of criminal justice, there is a sense of professionalism that tends to not show itself in blogs or news articles. This can be contributed to each of the targeted audiences and can show how delievery and style depend on a variety of factors.
Works Cited
- Criminal Justice Ethics. New York, NY: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, 1982. Print.
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