Primary Function of the CJ System
Primary Function of the CJ System
The main purpose of the criminal justice system is not to control criminally violent offenders but to deliver an efficient, effective, and fair justice process for not only the public but for the criminals as well. Cops, corrections, and courts each have an important role in the CJ system, this paper will reflect how none have a main purpose of control. The three most basic arguments for this paper are the history of the CJ system why it originated and the primary functions then. Recidivism a clear contradiction of the control argument, if CJ systems’ primary function was controlling criminally violent offenders, they wouldn’t be able to constantly repeat their crime. Also the most important argument because it is a direct contradiction of the crime control model, due process which clearly states that in the face of criminal prosecution procedures and policies must guarantee all individuals their constitutional rights (Schmalleger, Hall, and Dolatowski, 31).
In the colonial days the American criminal justice system was a direct reflection of English heritage. In America they enlisted similar roles as those in England like the sheriff and JP (justice of the peace), and these roles were put in place to preserve peace and security (Peak, 45).
Statistics clearly show that crime is not down (stevens, 55), and majority of the crime committed is by a very small number of criminals. To control something means that it does what you want it do, if the CJ system was controlling the criminals then there would be no crime. This unfortunately is not the case, so the CJ system has cops in place to patrol to prevent crime and more often then not when officers do come across an investigation they are taking on the role of social worker not the warrior (stevens, 55). Proactive steps are put in place not only to protect the criminals and their rights but to protect society as a whole.
Due process is a constitutional guarantee, the
The main purpose of the criminal justice system is not to control criminally violent offenders but to deliver an efficient, effective, and fair justice process for not only the public but for the criminals as well. Cops, corrections, and courts each have an important role in the CJ system, this paper will reflect how none have a main purpose of control. The three most basic arguments for this paper are the history of the CJ system why it originated and the primary functions then. Recidivism a clear contradiction of the control argument, if CJ systems’ primary function was controlling criminally violent offenders, they wouldn’t be able to constantly repeat their crime. Also the most important argument because it is a direct contradiction of the crime control model, due process which clearly states that in the face of criminal prosecution procedures and policies must guarantee all individuals their constitutional rights (Schmalleger, Hall, and Dolatowski, 31).
In the colonial days the American criminal justice system was a direct reflection of English heritage. In America they enlisted similar roles as those in England like the sheriff and JP (justice of the peace), and these roles were put in place to preserve peace and security (Peak, 45).
Statistics clearly show that crime is not down (stevens, 55), and majority of the crime committed is by a very small number of criminals. To control something means that it does what you want it do, if the CJ system was controlling the criminals then there would be no crime. This unfortunately is not the case, so the CJ system has cops in place to patrol to prevent crime and more often then not when officers do come across an investigation they are taking on the role of social worker not the warrior (stevens, 55). Proactive steps are put in place not only to protect the criminals and their rights but to protect society as a whole.
Due process is a constitutional guarantee, the