"MEDIA IMPUTATION" AS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE CRISIS OF SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL GUARANTEES

Abstract

Language, which has an axiological content, is present in human interactions. Full of semiotics, the way in which a given expression of meaning occurs can have the power to distance or bring its recipients closer together. The apparent inaccessibility of technical legal content, especially in the criminal sphere, makes it possible to strengthen Media Criminology, since journalistic language has, in its essence, a bias towards those who receive the information. In addition, the choice of certain criminal themes - which can be glimpsed through the Agenda-Setting Theory - is yet another media component for gaining the public's attention and guiding debates in the social sphere. As a result, it is not uncommon for "media imputation" to act as a driving force behind the crisis of Criminal Guarantees, especially in violation of the axiom "nulla culpa sine judicio".