Discussion #2: Due Process v. Crime Control
Personally, I am much more comfortable under the principles of the due process perspective. While mistakes are a part of both perspectives, the ideology of attempting to sift through multiple cases in as little time as possible, or as the textbook calls it “an assembly-line conveyor belt,” is quite foolish. The crime control model would exacerbate mistakes in the criminal justice system, while in situations where a case may be easily processed the crime control model would be appropriate. Unfortunately, many cases aren’t so simple to process through and come to an immediate conclusion. Contrastingly, the due process perspective operates as a “obstacle course.” While in some instances having to go
Personally, I am much more comfortable under the principles of the due process perspective. While mistakes are a part of both perspectives, the ideology of attempting to sift through multiple cases in as little time as possible, or as the textbook calls it “an assembly-line conveyor belt,” is quite foolish. The crime control model would exacerbate mistakes in the criminal justice system, while in situations where a case may be easily processed the crime control model would be appropriate. Unfortunately, many cases aren’t so simple to process through and come to an immediate conclusion. Contrastingly, the due process perspective operates as a “obstacle course.” While in some instances having to go