INFLUENCE OF THE MEDIA ON CRIMINAL LAW

Abstract

The research aims to demonstrate the possibility and consequence of the influence of the media on criminal law, and for that, the concept of media and social repercussion will be analyzed. Afterwards, aspects of social networks in the current social scenario will be addressed, in order to demonstrate that communication tools are becoming increasingly powerful, whether to guide opinions or to facilitate decision-making, including to guide public policies. Finally, once the media and social repercussions have been conceptualized, it goes on to demonstrate the possibility and consequence of the media's influence on criminal law, that is, the extent to which the media influences the decisions of judges in the criminal sphere, highlighting its positive and negative consequences, while it will exemplify with cases of great social repercussion and its results.