Nonverbal and Symbolic Behavior in a 'Law and Order' Episode

Over the summer, I began a series on netflix named Blue Blood. It is about a family, The Reagans, who are or were in the New York Police Department. The show revolves around five members of the family who are in the criminal justice field; the Reagans grandfather is retired from police force, the father is the police commissioner, one son is a rookie in the police force, the other son is a detective in the force, the daughter is a district attorney, and their other brother, who was also a police officer, was killed. With the members of the Reagan family being in different aspects of the job, this show shows different aspects of police culture.

In "A Sorrowful Woman" the wife is depressed with her life, so much so, "The sight of them made her so sad and sick she did not want to see them ever again"(p.1). This wife and mother has come to detest her life, the sight of her family,

In the field of criminal justice it is crucial for employees to understand the importance of oral and written communication. No matter what an individual’s position happens to be, they will have to orally communicate with internal staff such as co-workers, supervisors, deputies, security, judicial officers, as well as external members like clients, defendants, victims, jurors, as well as the general public. Additionally, in today’s computerized world chances are these same positions will be expected to communicate daily in writing, too. Whether it is factually writing an incident report or verbally explaining to a juror what their responsibility is during a trial, these professionals must clearly express important information. Oral and

Law and Order SVU is a TV show that focuses on the interrelationships of the institutions of policing and prosecution as equally

Naturally she is stricken with grief and pain from the loss of a family member, but not just any family member, her child. She has every right to be angry, but she didn’t look at what happened from the photographers view. Warren’s original version uses strong descriptive words to paint a picture of the dedicated work of a firefighter, and the “heartless” work of a photographer. She paints a solemn picture of a fire fighter escaping a burning building with a “rag of body held like impossible laundry”. This illustrates how the speaker feels about the selflessness and sincerity of the firefighters, and the selfishness of the photographer.

The agonized expressions on the faces of her two sisters; the terror of their children, who were

Large round tears welled up in the girl's eyes, and slid down her freckled nose. Shocked, I gazed at her, searching her tear-filled eyes for a sign of compassion or remorse. Had I

Questioning Assumptions about Race, Social Class and Crime Portrayal: An Analysis of Ten Years of Law and Order

In the essay, Williams commences to bring on immense emotions of fortitude and restraint. She pleaded these emotions when disclosing her personal experiences, proclaiming “I watched the women in my family die common, heroic deaths. We sat in waiting rooms hoping for good news, always

Law is defined in various ways. Donald Black defines law as government action to control the social environment and perspective of a society. Whereas Oliver Wendell Holmes defines law as a judge made decision (Lessan 2013). A combination of these definitions of law is the explanation for the legal trend of mass incarceration. The government decides what is criminal and what is acceptable. At the same time law is also a judge made decision. Judges bring their own perspective to legal decisions and sentences. DuVernay accounts for these factors in her documentary. This is first exemplified by the film’s comparison of the prosecution of white-collar crime and blue-collar crimes. Starting with Nixon’s “War on Crime” blue collar crime, or street crimes, were punished more harshly than white collar crimes. This is an example of the government criminalizing street crimes to shape the social perspective of crime(DuVernay

The next to die was a woman in her early twenties, her voice creaking in despair with every step she took like the old wood beneath her. Armand glanced at her as the pack in front all drooled thirsty for the satisfaction of her demise. “I’ve seen this woman before.” Armand murmured, scouring his mind, trying to match her face to that of the many

With these methods she is able to strengthen the powerful emotions that she was feeling during this time of her life by enhancing the her narration and its effectiveness on the reader.

It primarily focuses mainly on this team of heroic detectives, two women detectives and 3 male detectives who solve sexually motivated crimes and child abuse cases with Manhattan, New York area. Realism on television can impact our perceptions of reality. Law and Order: SVU has over 14 million Viewers in the United States alone each week, making it a leading source of information on violence against women. With their catchy slogan during the opening credits of the show that goes like this “In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.

Her face seemed stripped” (128). The imagery here shows an old woman looking up to a young man helplessly; her face reflects her emotions, or lack thereof. When one cares a great deal about something, he or she will have strong feelings about it, although when traumatized or broken, one may not express any emotions, rather he or she copes with the loss by ceasing to care about anything and in the process, losing any passion or will to live. A face is the most expressive part of the human body, so when a face seems stripped, it reflects an inner absence of emotion. The once opinionated and passionate Scarlatti has lost these qualities, lost her emotions, and lost her

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a perfect example of the recipe to television success which numerous networks attempted to construct during the early 2000’s. First, the elitist casting-call, this included a predominately all Caucasian male cast with, at the most, one male African-American actor. Then came the same constructed plotline in every episode, split into two viewpoints. The first viewpoint featuring the detectives