1.3) Models of criminal justice

Question 1

Who constructed the models of criminal justice?

Answer 1

Herbert Packet (1968)

Question 2

Identify features of Crime Control Model?

Answer 2

• Punishment offenders/ protect victims rights
• give police more enhanced powers
• right realism - zero tolerance approach
• swift verdict - repression of crime is important

Question 3

Crime control model - examples

Answer 3

The removal of double jeopardy rule and extended pre charge detention time for terrorist offences.

Collin Stagg and Barry George - both given unfair bad character judgement and charged with lack of evidence, denied bail and found guilty straight away.

Aim was to secure a conviction at any cost to get solved quickly and stop public reaction.

Question 4

Identify features of Due Process Model?

Answer 4

• protects defendants legal rights/ innocent until proven guilty.
• police powers should be limited
• aims for fundamental fairness and safeguards individuals to protect against unlawful conviction.
• relates to left realism with focus on inequalities in capitalist society.

Question 5

Due process model - examples

Answer 5

All interviews are now recorded and suspects have right to legal representations. Human rights act 1998 allows for criminal justice practices to be looked at from human rights perspectives.

Thompson and Venables v UK - identities protected even though killed James Bulger.