This is my created presentation for the Police who are the group I am looking at for this initial collective identity study, the presentation looks at the history and previous representations of police from different media including TV programmes and news articles over previous big events to do with the police.
I will be looking at the Media representation of "Law Enforcement" in TV(Documentary) and The News.
The first look at "Law Enforcement" for this collective identity is from the 2012 documentary "Ross Kemp's Extreme World". This 9pm starting programme is created to show the harsh realities of life for the extremely poor and suffering in some of the worst places to currently live on the planet. The focus of the analysis is on the Law Enforcement in these countries. They are presented simply as just as much of a cause compared to low life criminals and the government for problems caused in these cities or entire countries. Venezuela for example is a country that maintains the view of many that it is full of crime and death all year round which is true. Criminals thrive everywhere but the police forces in the area are always a cause or blamed for causing trouble themselves which adds to the further de-stability of the nation. They take up this work and have to be prepared for what happens but in these various places the police could simply open fire on someone and get away with it just as much as anyone else. The forces are shown as corrupt and just as crooked as the violent criminals that live there but their lives are also not easy for being a policeman because they can become specially targeted and many do die or have to take up crime themselves in parallel.
The second look at law enforcement comes from a primary source of the modern media, the News in all forms, online, TV, and radio for example. The Law Enforcement or Police force of Britain clearly would be much altered compared to that of a suffering nation as somewhere like Pakistan or Venezuela. The force here is much more honest and crime is a much lower statistic than in many other nations around the globe. The News always has to present them in a good light with anything rarely ever making a smear on the reputation of the force. Even recently the Police have worked on the case of young Welsh girl, April Jones to which through the media the search was moving successfully in the right direction and at a good pace. The police in this country are allowed to get on with their job and the country doesn't suffer terribly so that the government and services are turned on due to the faltering economy and society of the country unlike some. To keep in relation and an understanding with the populous there are always conferences and talks that happen all over the country and Police frequently visit schools to keep an interest in the younger generations and prevent a generation from turning to crime as many do with modern society and the stereotype of the "Chav". Also with matters that always happen in regards to this abduction of April Jones the police forces ability to deal and act on matters are always placed into question and much criticism does fall in that direction and that the lack of funding that is now frequently questioned against government becomes an issue and that the current recession affects many aspects of life but that certainly control could be falling to that of a country such as Venezuela.
