MODELS OF JUSTICE - CRIME CONTROL MODEL OF JUSTICE

Question 1

what is the main idea?

Answer 1

that the repression of crime should be the most important function of criminal justice because order is a necessary condition for a free society

Question 2

why should police powers be expanded?

Answer 2

to make it easier to seize, arrest, convict and search

Question 3

why should the accused be presumed guilty when the police make an arrest and prosecutors files charges?

Answer 3

because the fact finding of police and prosecutors is extremely reliable

Question 4

what should be eliminated that limits police?

Answer 4

Legal technichalities

Question 5

how should the criminal justice system operate when the probale guilty is identified ?

Answer 5

like an assembly line, moving cases swiftly across to their deposition - presumed guilty because fact finding of police and CPS is reliable.

Question 6

what does the crime control model argue should be promoted?

Answer 6

victims and societies rights rather than defendants rights

Question 7

what does the model argue about innocent people who are convicted by mistake?

Answer 7

if innocent people are occasionally convicted by mistake that is a price worth paying for convicting many more guilty people

Question 8

what 3 theories of criminality does the model link to ?

Answer 8

Right Realism - punishment for an offence no matter the reason

Zero tolerance of crime - no crime is acceptable

functionalist approach - reinforces societies moral boundaries the purpose of justice is to punish the guilty, this enables society to express moral outrage and strengthen social cohesion