In the most recent decades the criminal justice system has made significant strides and has grown tremendously. In result, numerous people have been interested in pursuing criminal justice careers which has resulted in an dramatic increase on the amount of research on the criminal justice system and it’s related topics (Copes and Pogrebin, 2012). Therefore, we now have the ability to know more about how the criminal justice organizations function on a day to day basis. In Voices From Criminal Justice, Copes and Pogrebin (2012) select articles which provide insights into the major aspects of criminal justice by presenting perspectives from individuals, such as police officers, who work within the system and from individuals, such as citizens,
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Stephens and Sinden (2000) elicited the help of victims of domestic assault to explain their perspective and experiences with mandatory arrest laws and the demeanor of police. Mandatory arrests have continued to receive strong support from legislatures and spokespersons on behalf of the criminal justice system, however, what is often overlooked in the policy debate is the perspective and experience of victims themselves (Stephens and Sinden, 2000). It was noted by Stephens and Sinden (2000) that oftentimes individuals who had encountered the police once for domestic violence perceived the police to be warm and caring, however, on the contrary, when an individual came to encounter the police on multiple occasions for domestic abuse the victims often began to interpret the police responses as antagonistic, unsympathetic, and unconcerned. Victims of the abuse are the ones who have the most to gain or loose from such stringent policies, however, their voices often have not been heard when integrating such procedures into law enforcement practices. Such practices will eventually lead to women to stop calling the police for help in these situations as they oftentimes have felt ridiculed by the police, therefore, lacking the victim’s input will only create ineffective and incredible polices as Stephens and Sinden (2000) demonstrated in their
Stephens and Sinden (2000) elicited the help of victims of domestic assault to explain their perspective and experiences with mandatory arrest laws and the demeanor of police. Mandatory arrests have continued to receive strong support from legislatures and spokespersons on behalf of the criminal justice system, however, what is often overlooked in the policy debate is the perspective and experience of victims themselves (Stephens and Sinden, 2000). It was noted by Stephens and Sinden (2000) that oftentimes individuals who had encountered the police once for domestic violence perceived the police to be warm and caring, however, on the contrary, when an individual came to encounter the police on multiple occasions for domestic abuse the victims often began to interpret the police responses as antagonistic, unsympathetic, and unconcerned. Victims of the abuse are the ones who have the most to gain or loose from such stringent policies, however, their voices often have not been heard when integrating such procedures into law enforcement practices. Such practices will eventually lead to women to stop calling the police for help in these situations as they oftentimes have felt ridiculed by the police, therefore, lacking the victim’s input will only create ineffective and incredible polices as Stephens and Sinden (2000) demonstrated in their