In Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, we see prosecutors aggressively pursue criminals, often turning to district attorneys they know for favors or for an easier time getting search warrants. In many cases, the prosecutors on the show like Detective John Munch threaten those accused of raping children that they had better cooperate or they will be sent to prisons where there is no compunction about leaving pedophiles to the justice of other inmates. Such a

In Law and Order: Trial by Jury, we see judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and clients juggle evidence, witnesses, and other crime-related elements, all in an effort to barter for the most ôjustö sentence. The showÆs opening voiceover proclaims, ôIn the Criminal Justice System, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty, either by confession, plea bargain, or trial by juryö (Trial, 2005, p. 1). However, in this show, the