AC1.3 (crime models)

Question 1

What is the crime control model?

Answer 1

-one way the CJS works (Herbert Packer 1968)
-presumption of guilt
-conveyor belt explanation
-worth having a few innocent people convicted
-rights of society and victims

Question 2

Evaluate the CC model

Answer 2

+efficient and speedy, crime is dealt with quickly
+public perception of toughness on crime is politically popular
-relies upon qualities of policing (coercive practices)
-doesn’t work for all crime causes (e.g. mentally ill)

Question 3

What is the due process model?

Answer 3

-assumes innocence until proven guilty
-obstacle course explanation
-innocent are acquitted
-emphasis on rights of the defendant

Question 4

Evaluate the DP model

Answer 4

+ protects human rights
+places controls on police behaviours
-slower and less efficient-
-can result in guilty offenders being released

Question 5

Which cases can be used to demonstrate each model?

Answer 5

C.C: Colin Stagg and Barry George
D.P: Garry Wedell (presumption of innocence)

Question 6

Which theories link to each model?

Answer 6

C.C: right realism, functionalism and
labeling
D.P: left realism, labeling