AC 1.3

Question 1

What are the two key models representing competing systems of values in the criminal justice system?

Answer 1

Crime Control Model and Due Process Model

according to Packer

Question 2

What is the primary goal of the Crime Control Model?

Answer 2

The suppression of crime

Question 3

What does the Crime Control Model prioritize?

Answer 3

• Catching offenders
• Punishing offenders
• Deterring offenders
• Prevention of further crime

Question 4

What is the presumption of the suspect in the Crime Control Model?

Answer 4

Presumption of guilt

Question 5

What does the Crime Control Model argue about police investigations?

Answer 5

Trusts that the police have the right person through their investigations

Question 6

What does the Crime Control Model suggest about legal technicalities?

Answer 6

The police should be free from unnecessary legal technicalities

Question 7

Describe the conveyor belt approach in the Crime Control Model.

Answer 7

Favours a speedy prosecution, conviction, and punishment of the guilty

Question 8

What does the crime control model believe about wrongful convictions?

Answer 8

They’re are apart of the system that convicts large numbers of guilty people

Question 9

What rights does the Crime Control Model emphasize?

Answer 9

The rights of society and victims over the rights of the suspect

System should prioritise the interests of society over interests of the individual

Question 10

What is a key principle of the Crime Control Model regarding case processing?

Answer 10

The criminal justice system should be streamlined for quick and efficient processing

should be focused on speedy and efficient apprehension, prosecution and punishment of offenders

Question 11

What does the Crime Control Model suggest about plea bargaining?

Answer 11

It should be relied upon to resolve cases quickly

Question 12

What theory links to crime control model?

Answer 12

Right realism and zero tolerance policy

Right realism argues that agencies of social control like the system are becoming weak thus it should double down on all types of crime with harsh punishment

Question 13

What areas of law support the Crime Control Model?

Answer 13

• Introduction of ‘bad character’ evidence and previous convictions for court to consider
• Removal of the double jeopardy law
• Extended pre-charge detention for terrorist offences

Question 14

What is one of the critiques of the Crime Control Model?

Answer 14

It places too much emphasis on punishment and not enough on the rights of the accused

can lead to wrongful convictions of the innocent & abuse of police power

Question 15

What is one of the key principles of the Due Process Model?

Answer 15

The protection of individual rights is the most important function

Question 16

What does the Due Process Model emphasize about the rights of the accused?

Answer 16

They should be protected throughout the criminal justice process

Question 17

What is a focus of the Due Process Model regarding the justice system?

Answer 17

Ensuring that it operates fairly and impartially

Question 18

What does the Due Process Model argue about evidence used against the accused?

Answer 18

It must be reliable

Accused must also be given a fair trial

Question 19

What does the Due Process Model assume?

Answer 19

CJS must be designed to protect the rights of the accused and individual rights to ensure justice

Question 20

What areas of law support the Due Process Model?

Answer 20

• Introduction of police procedural safeguards (PACE)
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Requirement for recorded interviews and legal representation for suspects

Question 21

What is a critique of the Due Process Model?

Answer 21

It places too much emphasis on the rights of the accused

Can lead to the release of guilty individuals and suppression of evidence that may be relevent to the case