AC 1.3: Describe models of criminal justice ​

Question 1

give 4 features of left realism.

Answer 1

1) inequalities in socialism
2) against capitalist society
3) People are motivated by consumerism and materialism and turn to crime​
4) Left realists believe that gradual social change is needed as well as practical solutions​

Question 2

give 4 features of right realism

Answer 2

1) political conservatism
2) social bonds ‘underclass’
3) The poor are the problem, they have a RATIONAL CHOICE to commit crime​
4) Poverty and unemployment cause crime ​

Question 3

describe the ‘due process model of criminal justice’

Answer 3

• left realist
• favours right to fair trial
• supports presumption of innocence
• regards pre-trial detention as a last resort
• maintains legal limits on police powers

Question 4

how does the DPM differ from the crime control model?

Answer 4

• most important function should be to provide due process.
• criminal justice process ‘legislative obstacle course’, procedural safeguards protect innocent and guilty
• protect right to fair trial (e.g. burden of proof, right to representation
• limited police powers prevent oppression of individual (must have reasonable suspicion S24 PACE)
• courts held accountable (complex rules on evidence)

Question 5

what are the areas of law that support the due process model

Answer 5

• PACE 1984
• all interviews recorded
• suspects have right to legal representation
• human rights act 1998 allows for criminal justice practices to be thoroughly looked at from a Human Rights perspective.​

Question 6

what is a case example of DPM

Answer 6

Sion Jenkins – had the right to appeal against a conviction, thus allowing a retrial

Question 7

describe the crime control model

Answer 7

• socially conservative (right realist)
• cases should be disposed of quickly
• swifter justice & punishment (conveyor belt on a factory assembly-line)
• legal technicalities that limit police powers should be removed
• promotes victims rights over defendants rights