SOCI-225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Human Resource Management
10 Jan 2021
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An alternative approach to explaining the processing of cases through the criminal justice system is ref erred to as the criminal justice funnel. When a crime is committed and the offender is charged by the police, the case enters the top of the funnel. From there, it passes through ever-narrowing stages until it exits. Between the top and the bottom of this funnel, then, are key decision-making points; at each, the case load has the potential to be reduced. The actors and agencies in our criminal justice system are controlled by the formal rules of law; that said, they enjoy considerable leeway in how they prioritize and carry out their activities. According to those who study the informal criminal justice system, it is better to perceive the system as a process. This view emphasizes the key decision points through which cases pass.
