AC1.3 models of the criminal justice system

Question 1

What are the 2 models

Answer 1

the due process and crime control model

Question 2

Crime control model

Answer 2

• Seeks to deal with cases as quickly as possible
• Harsh punishment and zero tolerance
• Focuses on the rights of the victim
• Thinks the police should have more power to ensure convictions
• Doesn’t address the causes of crime
• Links to right realism and the collin stag case

Question 3

Due process model

Answer 3

• Focuses on innocent till proven guilty
• Protects the right of the defendants
• Protects human rights
• Thinks the police should be limited in power
• Safeguards the individual’s rights
• Focuses on being as thorough as possible
• Links to the James Bulger case as the defendants had a fair trial and received new identities after prison