CRM 1300 Study Guide - Due Process, Sex Offender
Document Summary
Discretion: police and judges prison workers can have discretion. police officers can arrest someone. The use of individual decision making and choice to influence the operations of the. Disparity: inconsistency as a result of the authorities using illegitimate factors in making a decision. Is this the offender first offence? how serious is the offence? illigitimate factors include race, social status and gender. Goals protects citizens and the community enforce law punish offenders deter crime efficient justice. Policies increase police increase correctional institutions increase sentence length guilty until proven innocent given cjs more powers. Reduce number of criminals quick arrest and conviction. Due process model-(oppostie as the one above, it says limit the amount of discretion cjs have) Goals protected from the power of the state. Policies limit and control the powers of police limit discretion control activities of prosecuters so all accused treated fairly innocent until proven guilty.
