Criminal justice model is “more centered on offense-relevant criteria rather than offender relevant criteria” (Kupchick 7). There is more emphasis on the theme of punishment in criminal court (Kupchick 9). “U.S criminal courts have relied increasingly on incarceration as a solution to the problem of crime” (Kupchick 9). These four main points are the main goals of the criminal justice model because punishment is important than rehabilitate the criminal. This has caused many issues for juveniles being transferred to adult court because they are punished with no chance to “change”. Juveniles are getting harsher sentences than adults because of their age and the nature of crime …show more content…
They saw the evidence and heard the testimony of victims. The judge didn’t want to rehabilitate him because it would be a waste of time. Kenneth didn’t attend school, the mother was a drug addict, and there was no one to care for him. Instead of helping Kenneth it was easier to punish him for a crime. What Kenneth did when he was fifteen years old still affects him today. He is twenty-six years old trying to get his sentence reduced but the judge still rather punish for the crime committed at fifteen years old. Kenneth court hearing showed how the criminal justice model works. The evaluative criteria model for the New York criminal court states “during the early stages of case processing, the members of the criminal court workgroups debate the evidence rather than discussing other, personal information about the offender” (Kupchick 90). The evidence determines if you’re guilty or innocent. There is no information about the defendant home life because that is seen as not