Bail has been used for many years in the Criminal Justice system to reassure that an offender will return to his or her trial while awaiting at home. If they do return to their trial on the set date and it is completed, then the person receives their bail money back. But if they do not return to trial, their bail money is automatically forfeited and the offender risks being charged with not only their original crime but they might also be charged with failure to appear in court. The court mainly does this for rehabilitation but because of the way bail is chosen, it is easy to say that it could potentially affect an offender more than planned. They also use deterrence to keep a dangerous criminal incarcerated during their trial by purposely
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It speaks about judges giving no bail to certain offenders which results in long jail time and also giving very high bail to other offenders. The problem with this is that the offender and their families can change through this period of time. The judge doesn't only give no bail option to serious crimes to keep a dangerous offender away from society but they also set high bails for not so serious crimes which poor people cannot afford. Like mentioned previously, the lower class is often targeted by the system because it is easier. Setting a bail that they will not be able to afford leads to jail time which potentially could lead to loosing their job and eviction. This example states that the system often targets the lower economic and social class. They also target minorities such as Hispanics, which results in deportation. This is their way of controlling society which could also fit with social control theory (Olderman, …show more content…
A., Hauser, R. M., Hagan, J., & Nagel, I. H. (1989). Criminal justice decision making as a stratification process: The role of race and stratification resources in pretrial release. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 5(1), 57-82. doi:10.1007/bf01066261
Gonen, Y. (2017, May 18). Thousands are locked up in NYC jails because they can’t afford bail. Retrieved October 06, 2017, from http://nypost.com/2017/05/18/thousands-are-locked-up-in-nyc-jails-because-they-cant-afford-bail/
T. (2014, April 22). Criminology Theories: The Varies Reasons Why People Commit Crimes. Retrieved September 28, 2017, from https://blog.udemy.com/criminology-theories/
Olderman, J. (2012). Fixing New York's Broken Bail System. City University of NEw York Law Review, 16(1), 9-20. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
Walker, S. (1985). Sense and Nonsense about Crime: a Policy Guide (7th ed.). Monterey: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
Williams, D. (2012). Race, Ethnicity, and Crime: Alternate Perspectives. Algora
It speaks about judges giving no bail to certain offenders which results in long jail time and also giving very high bail to other offenders. The problem with this is that the offender and their families can change through this period of time. The judge doesn't only give no bail option to serious crimes to keep a dangerous offender away from society but they also set high bails for not so serious crimes which poor people cannot afford. Like mentioned previously, the lower class is often targeted by the system because it is easier. Setting a bail that they will not be able to afford leads to jail time which potentially could lead to loosing their job and eviction. This example states that the system often targets the lower economic and social class. They also target minorities such as Hispanics, which results in deportation. This is their way of controlling society which could also fit with social control theory (Olderman, …show more content…
A., Hauser, R. M., Hagan, J., & Nagel, I. H. (1989). Criminal justice decision making as a stratification process: The role of race and stratification resources in pretrial release. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 5(1), 57-82. doi:10.1007/bf01066261
Gonen, Y. (2017, May 18). Thousands are locked up in NYC jails because they can’t afford bail. Retrieved October 06, 2017, from http://nypost.com/2017/05/18/thousands-are-locked-up-in-nyc-jails-because-they-cant-afford-bail/
T. (2014, April 22). Criminology Theories: The Varies Reasons Why People Commit Crimes. Retrieved September 28, 2017, from https://blog.udemy.com/criminology-theories/
Olderman, J. (2012). Fixing New York's Broken Bail System. City University of NEw York Law Review, 16(1), 9-20. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
Walker, S. (1985). Sense and Nonsense about Crime: a Policy Guide (7th ed.). Monterey: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
Williams, D. (2012). Race, Ethnicity, and Crime: Alternate Perspectives. Algora