Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Publication Information
David Ray Papke, The Impact of Popular Culture on American Perceptions of the Courts, 82 Ind. L.J. 1225 (2007)
Source Publication
82 Indiana Law Journal 1225 (2007)
Abstract
After a brief introduction defining popular culture as the commodities and experiences produced by the culture industry for mass audiences, this essay explores the impact of court-related popular culture on what Americans think of and expect from their courts. The Perry Mason effect from an earlier era and the CSI effect from the present are noted, as is scholarly work by Michael Asimow, Philip T. Dunwoody, Kimberlianne Podlas, Victoria S. Salzmann, and others. The essay concludes with suggestions for what might be done in the courthouse, the community, and the family room to control the impact of court-related popular culture on American legal consciousness.
Repository Citation
Papke, David Ray, "The Impact of Popular Culture on American Perceptions of the Courts" (2007). Faculty Publications. 134.
https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/facpub/134