Punitive spectacularization: the influence of the media and communication channels on the criminal due process of law
The media plays a central role in the dissemination of information. However, there is a growing distortion of its informative function in favor of sensationalist content, especially in crime coverage, which intensifies public commotion and puts pressure on the Judiciary. The objective of this study...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositorio: | Cordis: Revista Eletrônica de História Social da Cidade |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/71083 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cordis/article/view/71083 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | criminal procedural law due process of law media mass media procedural safeguards direito processual penal devido processo legal mídia meios de comunicação garantias processuais |
| Sumario: | The media plays a central role in the dissemination of information. However, there is a growing distortion of its informative function in favor of sensationalist content, especially in crime coverage, which intensifies public commotion and puts pressure on the Judiciary. The objective of this study is to analyze how the impacts of sensationalist media coverage on judicial decisions influence due process of law. To achieve this, a bibliographic review was conducted, examining doctrinal works, articles, and monographs. The study also employed the inductive method to associate theoretical foundations with high-profile criminal cases in order to analyze the media’s impact on their judgments. The conclusion is that, by yielding to external pressures, legal practitioners exceed their punitive function and violate the principle of due process of law, which safeguards individual rights and guarantees essential to the structure of a democratic State. |
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