This stage of the investigation is where ethical consideration begins to be addressed. The police have to think whether the media and press could help with the case or whether it would come to a halt. In most cases they turn to media as it usually helpful to the case and can encourage more of the community to help out, for example with a missing child. They are also able to show pictures of the suspect on the news so that if anyone sees them they are able to recognise and report them to the local police however this could have a negative result if the suspect was to incorrectly be identified.
In the case of Christine Jessop nothing was reported in the media until after Guy Paul was wrongly convicted for the first time. Had they have chosen to post a missing child poster in the newspaper Christine could have potentially been found earlier. However it's bad that Guy Paul was reported about as it gave him bad press which would have came back against him in the future even though he didn't commit the crime. Due to the bad press Guy Paul and his family were victimised by neighbours and strangers on the streets, Guy Paul was on the front page of every news paper in Canada at the time of the incident, he was labeled a kidnapper and rapist for 8 years of his life, this caused the public to ridicule him and his family. Both Guy Paul and his family suffered a great deal throughout the 8 years due to all the victimisation that his family moved and once Guy Paul was released he moved too, this shows the effects of bad press. Media can be useful as it can lead to a suspect being apprehended or can bring to light new leads to be investigated.
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