PUBLIC RELATIONS AND THE COURTS

• NCJ Number: 7460
• Journal: Judicature Volume: 52 Issue: 9 Dated: (APRIL 1969) Pages: 378-382
• Author(s): M M BERGER
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ADVANTAGES OF APPOINTING PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS TO EXPLAIN THE WORK OF THE JUDICIARY IN TERMS COMPREHENSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS.

Abstract

THE FUNCTION OF A PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER IS ONE OF INFORMATION AND INTERPRETATION. SUCH AN OFFICER, ATTACHED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE IN THE COURT, COULD MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM OF FAIR TRIAL AND FREE PRESS THROUGH CONTACTS WITH NEWSMEN. HE COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING PRESS CREDENTIALS AND FOR SUPERVISING THE INSTALLMENT OF MEDIA EQUIPMENT IN THE COURTROOM. THE INFORMATION OFFICER CAN ALSO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL TASK OF CONVEYING PUBLIC FEELINGS TO COURT SYSTEM PERSONNEL.