issues in criminal justice

Criminal law is a very wide displine in the study of law. Criminal law has the main purpose and objective of prevention of harm to individuals and the community. Criminal law plays a vital role in regulating the human behaviors. It spells out what tie individuals should do and what they should not do. Criminal law is a branch of public law that defines the conduct of individuals in the society. The whole community requires protection from the state and therefore it is very important to set out guidelines on how individuals should behave in certain scenarios so as to ensure that peace and order prevails in the community. The whole community demands protection from the state and whenever thus does not happen the community tends to take the law into their own hands.
In the modern world there are many issues that have emerged. The poverty levels have risen up and as a result the crime rate has gone up significantly. The moral values that existed in the communities have slowly eroded and this has continuously led to a moral rot. This has provoked individuals to commit crimes without fear. The institutions that are responsible for conabt9ing crimes have also relaxed in their work
The following are some of the emerging issues in criminal law
The introduction of the individual rights has consequently affected the delivery of justice.
In the past few years, many countries have adopted the bill of rights for all the individuals. These rights are not an exemption to the individual who commit crimes. These rights include and not limited to right to fair trial, right to be heard, right to fair representation in the court. The constitution clearly outlines that there is a procedure that should be followed when trying individuals in a court of law. The constitution gives directives in regard to the rights of individuals. This means that in the process of justice delivery the criminal suspects have all the rights. The observance of these rights poses a challenge in the