1. Crime Control Vs Due PRocess
... system's capacity to control crime, and thus maintain social order, through police action, prosecution, conviction and punishment. One of Packer's two models of the criminal justice process. It reflects traditional politically conservative values. In this model, the control of criminal behavior is the most important function of criminal justice. Advocates of the crime control model ... to society. If the crime control model dominates, criminal courts will probably handle an increasing number of juveniles. Juvenile courts may be eliminated altogether. Ironically, if the due process model ...
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