Criminal Justice System Research Paper
Why do we (as a society) need a criminal justice system?
The Criminal justice system is essential in society today without it would mean chaos. Two reasons why we need a system are firstly that it is used to punish or correct wrongdoing (Sallmann and Willis 1980s) and secondly for protecting the young and otherwise vulnerable people (Justice Kirby). Without one would essentially mean total chaos in many parts the world. The system is a series of organizations, the definition of Criminal Justice System: Criminal Justice System. Dictionary.reference.com. LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/criminal+justice+system: a series of organizations who is involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, …show more content…
It is interesting to look at larger populations where crime is much higher than in aboriginal community’s. Looking at bigger cities such as New York with a population of est. 8.008.278 million the statistics from NYS Crime Report. Criminaljustice.state.ny.us. Retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/NYSCrimeReport6mos9-13-11.pdf shows that from 2010-2011 the total number of crime rate has dropped -0.4% change, from 88.441 in 2010 to 88.055 in 2011 this is very positive because the figures are actually lower it is the outcomes of an effective and efficient Criminal justice system. Crime rate is lower and so the safety and well-being of the community and one’s self has been …show more content…
Sallmann and Willis from a well-used text book in the 1980s stated the goals of the system are, to punish the wrongdoing, to control crime by punishing offenders (and deter future offending), to reinforce social norms by making declaratory judgments about seriously unacceptable behavior. Although these goals are still widely used, a decade later Justice Kirby listed 3 goals himself, 1 the goals of the criminal justice system are to protect citizens, their corporations and community from uncongenial wrongs deliberately inflicted, 2 Protecting the young and otherwise vulnerable, and lastly 3 Upholding public peace from affront-causing
The Criminal justice system is essential in society today without it would mean chaos. Two reasons why we need a system are firstly that it is used to punish or correct wrongdoing (Sallmann and Willis 1980s) and secondly for protecting the young and otherwise vulnerable people (Justice Kirby). Without one would essentially mean total chaos in many parts the world. The system is a series of organizations, the definition of Criminal Justice System: Criminal Justice System. Dictionary.reference.com. LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/criminal+justice+system: a series of organizations who is involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, …show more content…
It is interesting to look at larger populations where crime is much higher than in aboriginal community’s. Looking at bigger cities such as New York with a population of est. 8.008.278 million the statistics from NYS Crime Report. Criminaljustice.state.ny.us. Retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/NYSCrimeReport6mos9-13-11.pdf shows that from 2010-2011 the total number of crime rate has dropped -0.4% change, from 88.441 in 2010 to 88.055 in 2011 this is very positive because the figures are actually lower it is the outcomes of an effective and efficient Criminal justice system. Crime rate is lower and so the safety and well-being of the community and one’s self has been …show more content…
Sallmann and Willis from a well-used text book in the 1980s stated the goals of the system are, to punish the wrongdoing, to control crime by punishing offenders (and deter future offending), to reinforce social norms by making declaratory judgments about seriously unacceptable behavior. Although these goals are still widely used, a decade later Justice Kirby listed 3 goals himself, 1 the goals of the criminal justice system are to protect citizens, their corporations and community from uncongenial wrongs deliberately inflicted, 2 Protecting the young and otherwise vulnerable, and lastly 3 Upholding public peace from affront-causing