SOC209H5 Chapter 1: chapter1 notes
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Griffiths (2011) chapter 1: the criminal justice system: an overview y y. Decisions of police officers, judges, probration and parole boards are made based on professional judgement, experience, and intituition, not scientific formulas. What is the criminal justice system? y y y y y y y. Contains all the agencies, organizations, and personnel involved in the prevention of and response to crime and dealing with persons charged with criminal offences, and persons convicted of crimes. Sentencing and the administration and enforcement of court orders. Supervision and assistance for ex-offenders released into the community. Restorative justice approach has become part of the criminal justice process as well. The criminal justice system responds to law-breaking with investigation, prosecution, and when appropriate punishment. Does not always respond to every breach of the law. In reality most cases are resolved with a guilty plea often through plea negotiation and few cases go to trial.
