Some criminals are believed to have some psychological dysfunctions that are hereditary having inherited them from the family chain. According to this myth, there is a possibility that one of their parents or relatives must have been involved in criminal activities at some point in their lives. Another psychological factor is trauma they may have been exposed earlier in life. This may have resulted in changes in the behavior and is linked to criminality. Trauma may cause someone to be inhuman towards others; therefore, one will not fear to commit murder or even rape as a result. However, a slight percentage …show more content…
This is not true in real cases since those crimes that are perpetrated by the wealthy. Both political and big companies have caused awful damage on the economy of the society. According to research done by Robinson and Murphy (2008), there are huge losses incurred as a result of white collar crime. Corporate crime is deadly compared to street crime. Innocent bias occurs when the law is enforcing as well as entire judicial system unintentionally apply the law in an unfair manner (Robinson 2001). The police and other disciplinary units may collude with courts to pass unfair judgments on cases that involve the wealthy political class (Thomson, 2005).
Criminal justice practice has been found to be unfair in many ways. Some of the issues and challenges incurred include wrongful convictions, racial biases and diverse defense representation. This makes innocent people lose their lives due to failed and disparate criminal justice systems. The criminal justice policies that have been put in place mostly target the blacks as well as the small class in the society, therefore, leading to the imprisonment of many