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This 5 page paper provides an overview of an assessment of the displays of courtroom dramas on television and how much of those depictions appear to be realistic. This paper considers the comparison based on a view of actual courtroom settings. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Fiction or Fact: Portrayals
of the American Legal System by M. Hall, 9/2010 -- properly! Our popular culture is fascinated with
the law, judges and court process. Television, film and novel depictions of the court process are highly fictionalized, often demonstrating legal process that does not exist or could not
occur in an actual court setting. It is not uncommon for fictional depictions to show situations of unethical behaviors that are overlooked, inappropriate relationships that are fostered, rather than
deterred, and legal actions that are unethical, illegal and unlikely to ever occur. Even so, these depictions are often the most significant reflection of individual knowledge of the legal
process and may represent the sum total of what some Americans know about criminal justice and court proceedings. The problem with this kind of representation is that it often
directs decision-making around the legal process. Fictionalized views of how the legal process works can shape our choices about participation, whether it is the decision to file a lawsuit
against a major corporation or to participate as a witness in a criminal case. Very little about the publics understanding of the legal process produced through the pop culture
television and film stories actually reflects a clear understanding of the complex nature of law. Shows like Law and Order and films like Rainmaker have a tendency to create
a distinct differentiation between the "good guys," often the district attorney or underdog lawyers supporting plaintiffs in civil trials, and the "bad guys", lawyers who defend criminals or large corporations
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