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Liberals see crime not as a product of individual moral failure but as the result of social influences (Currie, 1985). The root causes for crime is unemployment, racial discrimination, and government policies that work to the disadvantage of the poor. Liberals believe that the way to reduce crime is to change the social environment. The due process model reflects that police powers should be limited to prevent official oppression of the individual. This model allows for the criminal justice process to look like an obstacle course consisting of a series of impediments that take the form of procedural safeguards that serve as much to protect the factually innocent as to convict the factually guilty (Zalman, 2008). The due process model emphasizes the need to reform people through rehabilitation. Preferable prison sentences under the model include community-based sentencing
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The right to a speedy trial has three advantages according to the case United States v. Ewell. The three advantages that resulted from this court case include the prevention of excessive incarceration, minimize anxiety experience by the accused as a result of a public accusation, and prevent damage to the defendant’s case resulting from too much delay. The right to counsel applies after indictment, formal charging, and on through sentencing (Worrall, …show more content…
Before this amendment the amendments above only applied at the federal level. The Fourteenth Amendment includes the exclusionary rule. The exclusionary rule means that evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution cannot be used in a criminal trial to prove guilt.
Crime control and due process models are key models in sculpting the criminal justice policy. It’s impossible to know what the future holds for the American justice system. The intentions do not determine the future but it’s the uncontrollable events that lead us to pursue the goals. The crime control through due process model appears to be the best strategy to deal with crime in the days ahead. However the political winds will continue to change how society feels about the security and safety is being handled therefore the best strategy could change.
References
Currie, E. (1985). Confronting Crime: An American Challenge. New York:
The right to a speedy trial has three advantages according to the case United States v. Ewell. The three advantages that resulted from this court case include the prevention of excessive incarceration, minimize anxiety experience by the accused as a result of a public accusation, and prevent damage to the defendant’s case resulting from too much delay. The right to counsel applies after indictment, formal charging, and on through sentencing (Worrall, …show more content…
Before this amendment the amendments above only applied at the federal level. The Fourteenth Amendment includes the exclusionary rule. The exclusionary rule means that evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution cannot be used in a criminal trial to prove guilt.
Crime control and due process models are key models in sculpting the criminal justice policy. It’s impossible to know what the future holds for the American justice system. The intentions do not determine the future but it’s the uncontrollable events that lead us to pursue the goals. The crime control through due process model appears to be the best strategy to deal with crime in the days ahead. However the political winds will continue to change how society feels about the security and safety is being handled therefore the best strategy could change.
References
Currie, E. (1985). Confronting Crime: An American Challenge. New York: