Three Major Components Of The Criminal Justice System
In addition, this ‘tough on crime’ logic extends to all three major components of the criminal justice system – the police, the courts, and prisons. This approach to crime control sets forth that the fear of harsh punishment is the most effective way to deter crime. The idea that the ‘fear of getting caught’ may prevent some types of criminal behavior and/or longer prison sentences, are not effective policies for reducing crime. At times victims of crime play important roles in terms of promoting a more revengeful criminal justice system. In this regard, the mass media often features stories about innocent bystanders who have been severely injured or killed by gun-toting criminals because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. There