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Goodies and Baddies: The Presentation of German Police and Criminals in East and West Television Drama

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Regina E. Rauxloh

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Criminal Justice is never only about identifying and sentencing unwanted and thus, outlawed behaviour. As one of the closest contacts between state and citizens, Criminal Justice implies also a system of values and more or less subtle messages which the state wants to transmit to the people. In all modern legal systems, Criminal Law is about society as a whole being deterred from crime, educated and moreover ensured of the state's power, its efficiency and above all its benevolence. In other words, Criminal Justice does not only deal with offenders and victims but additionally with its own presentation in public and the citizens’ perception of it.

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German Law Journal , Volume 6 , Issue 6 , 01 June 2005 , pp. 981 - 1000
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Copyright © 2005 by German Law Journal GbR 

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