Crime Control

Question 1

Function:

Answer 1

Punishment

Conveyor belt

Police and prosecution agencies = crime fighters

Question 2

Stresses/favours:

Answer 2

Controlling crime

Role of CJ in terms of the efficient controlling of crime

Reduction, prevention and curbing of crime by prosecuting and punishing those who are guilty of offences

Question 3

5 features of court:

Answer 3

Disregard of legal controls

Implicit presumption of guilt

High conviction rate

Unpleasantness of experience

Support for police

Question 4

2 primary goals:

Answer 4

Guardians of law

Control crime by apprehending and convicting those who commit crime

Question 5

2 priorities:

Answer 5

Public/social freedoms and rights

Public order and safety

Question 5

4 practices:

Answer 5

Assembly line justice

High case loads and limited resources so speed and finality = primary focus

Get them through system quickly and efficiently

Limit appeals against decisions

Question 6

Guilt

Answer 6

Factual guilt

Implicit presumption of guilt

Assumption ‘informal’ investigative procedures remove innocent early in process and police evidence gathering is reliable

Going further = guilty

Question 7

Justice achieved if…

Answer 7

Large numbers of the ‘guilty’ are successfully convicted

Some innocent may be wrongly convicted is tolerable

Question 8

Punishment:

Answer 8

Severe

Incapacitation

Deterrence