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...lose-ups of grieving funeral attendants are captured and a voice-over of the presenter, presents facts and figures to us. this makes us realise that the nineteen deaths in fifteen months, are real life events and issues. This they are people who’s friends and family have suffered because of the alleged mistreatment of their loved ones whilst held on remand. 13. Verbal language used in documentaries is conversational but formal, this personalises the documentary towards us and we respond to it by allowing it to shape our values and attitudes. The presenter, Margot O’Neil, is used to convey the nurturing element that females tend to represent in our society. She is well spoken and dressed which adds to her professionalism and credibility of a successful reporter, hence we tend to take her words as the truth. “How a short stay for two young teenagers became a Death Sentence.” She presents figures and facts which are always supported by hard evidence such as documents or graphical data, these too we accept as the truth...