What does the future hold for the criminal justice system? For some the answer is that nothing will change. The though is that the prisons will continue to be overcrowded, there will continue to be a decrease in management as well as no substantial change in leadership and that there will be an influx of younger, more violent offenders entering the system. The criminal justice is in need of overhaul. This is true of the system from the aspect of the victim to the offender to the officers involved. From all aspects, there needs to be change. As George Bernard Shaw said “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”; how do we progress? Does the change come from the victims, the courts, law enforcement or from the correctional system?
The criminal justice system is very complex and can be very confusing. As the victim of a crime, it is easy to feel as though nothing is being done to punish criminals, protect victims or even receive justice. For some, any contact with the police is unpleasant whether …show more content…
Victims also expect for prosecutors to quickly indict and convict perpetrators but the truth of the matter is that they handle hundreds of cases and they are overwhelmed. It is easier to see both sides when you are not the victim. On the flip-side criminals are also given the short end of the stick by the criminal justice system with bias judges and juries and lack of resources to receive a fair trial. The criminal justice system could be improved from all sides in all actuality. Law enforcement could receive better training in showing compassion for the victims, prosecutors and judges could take a better stand for victim’s right and the media could give more accurate portrayals of the system as a whole but those are things that take time and resources that they not be
The criminal justice system is very complex and can be very confusing. As the victim of a crime, it is easy to feel as though nothing is being done to punish criminals, protect victims or even receive justice. For some, any contact with the police is unpleasant whether …show more content…
Victims also expect for prosecutors to quickly indict and convict perpetrators but the truth of the matter is that they handle hundreds of cases and they are overwhelmed. It is easier to see both sides when you are not the victim. On the flip-side criminals are also given the short end of the stick by the criminal justice system with bias judges and juries and lack of resources to receive a fair trial. The criminal justice system could be improved from all sides in all actuality. Law enforcement could receive better training in showing compassion for the victims, prosecutors and judges could take a better stand for victim’s right and the media could give more accurate portrayals of the system as a whole but those are things that take time and resources that they not be