![]() The due process model focuses on having a just and fair criminal justice system for all and a system that does not infringe upon constitutional rights. Further, this model would argue that the system should be more like an ‘obstacle course,’ rather than an ‘assembly line.’ The protection of individual rights and freedoms is of utmost importance and has often be aligned more with a liberal perspective. ![]() The due process model focuses on having a just and fair criminal justice system for all and a system that does not infringe upon constitutional rights. Additionally, the criminal justice system is responsible for ensuring victim’s rights, especially helping provide justice for those murdered at the gym. Any risk of violating individual liberties would be considered secondary over the need to protect and ensure the safety of the community in this model. Effective use of time would be to immediately punish, especially since the gym had cameras and the man did not attempt to hide his identity. If there were any legal technicalities, such as warrantless searches of the suspects home, it would obstruct the police from effectively controlling crime. A crime control model would see this as a slam dunk and no need to waste time or money by ensuring due process rights. Investigative, arrest, and search powers would be considered necessary. Under the crime control model, the police should not have to worry too much about how evidence gets collected and expanded. People call 911 and police promptly respond and can arrest the shooter within minutes. This man has no mask on so he is easy to identify. Imagine working out at the local gym, and a man starts shooting people. Murder in the Gym: Crime Control Model Example by Dr. The crime control model may be more likely to take a plea bargain because trials may take too much time and slow down the process. Under this model, the justice process may resemble prosecutors charge an ‘assembly-line’: law enforcement suspects apprehend suspects the courts determine guilt and guilty people receive appropriate, and severe, punishments through the correctional system. In order to protect society and make sure individuals feel free from the threat of crime, the crime control model would advocate for swift and severe punishment for offenders. This model is a more conservative perspective. Under this model, controlling crime is more important to individual freedom. The crime control model focuses on having an efficient system, with the most important function being to suppress and control crime to ensure that society is safe and there is public order. The first tension between these models is often the values they place as most important in the criminal justice system, the crime control model and the due process model. These two models can be competing ideologies in criminal justice, but we will discuss how these models can be merged or balanced to work together. Packer created models to describe exceeding expectations of the criminal justice system. Ultimately, the balance of these goals is ideal, but it can be challenging to control crime and quickly punish offenders, while also ensuring our constitutional rights are not infringed upon while delivering justice. Society expects the system to be efficient and quick, but the protection of individual rights and justice fairly delivered. ![]() The criminal justice system can be quite complicated, especially in the attempt to punish offenders for wrongs committed.
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