Crime Control Model
There are several major differences in the Due process and Crime control models of criminal justice. From their motivation, political alignments, and their focus, each model has distinctive traits unique to it’s way of thinking involving the criminal justice system. Although neither are perfect, I believe the crime control model affords us the best opportunity to suppress crime in our current climate. The due process model of criminal justice focuses more on the presumption of innocence rather than of guilt (Bohm & Haley, 2011). For a due process model advocate, “it is better to let a guilty person go free than it is to wrongly convict and punish an innocent person” (Bohm & Haley, 2011, p. 153). They see that mistakes can and are made
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I believe this is not because the crime control model does not work, but because there is a lack of funding in which to use it effectively. As I stated in the previous discussion, only about 6.2 percent of local and state funding goes towards our criminal justice system (Bohm & Haley, 2011). I believe there is a lack of funding on a national level towards our criminal justice system, and when jurisdiction’s cannot afford to put the manpower out to suppress crime in a crime control model, it can’t be effectively gauged. The due process model does not have an emphasis on putting people in jail, but rather keeping innocent people from going (Bohm & Haley, 2011). That means that when there is a lack of manpower in the due process model, the funding available is used to focus on ensuring each individual has their own chance to confront their charges and not on aggressively seeking out crime. I believe the crime control model can, and is, the most effective way to suppress crime if the overall goal of our country is to do so by providing the necessary funding. Despite their many differences, both models of criminal justice could be effective if used appropriately. But for either to be effective, we as a nation need to confront the fact that we do not allocate enough funds towards our criminal justice system in general. With the upcoming election, we could again see a change in the current model of criminal justice as
I believe this is not because the crime control model does not work, but because there is a lack of funding in which to use it effectively. As I stated in the previous discussion, only about 6.2 percent of local and state funding goes towards our criminal justice system (Bohm & Haley, 2011). I believe there is a lack of funding on a national level towards our criminal justice system, and when jurisdiction’s cannot afford to put the manpower out to suppress crime in a crime control model, it can’t be effectively gauged. The due process model does not have an emphasis on putting people in jail, but rather keeping innocent people from going (Bohm & Haley, 2011). That means that when there is a lack of manpower in the due process model, the funding available is used to focus on ensuring each individual has their own chance to confront their charges and not on aggressively seeking out crime. I believe the crime control model can, and is, the most effective way to suppress crime if the overall goal of our country is to do so by providing the necessary funding. Despite their many differences, both models of criminal justice could be effective if used appropriately. But for either to be effective, we as a nation need to confront the fact that we do not allocate enough funds towards our criminal justice system in general. With the upcoming election, we could again see a change in the current model of criminal justice as