Court decisions pose significant impacts on other components or areas of the criminal justice system. It has been assessed that the bail policies of the judges directly influences what happens to an individual, arrested by the police. Moreover, judge’s bail policies also control the overall size and population of the local jail. Thereby, it can be affirmed that the operations of the corrections and law enforcement substantially impacts the judiciary. Massive arresting activities of the criminals often result in increasing the workload of the prosecutors and overcrowding the prisons. Moreover, it also makes more difficult for the juries to sentence the guilty.
It has been established from the analysis of the study that was conducted by Neubauer and Fradella (2014) that the repression of the criminal conduct holds imperative worth in the crime control model. The crime control model is found to be the most efficient method of determining whether the defendant is guilty. However, the model is also flawless, regarding preventing the innocent from being falsely sentenced. On the other hand, the process model solely focuses on the protection of individual rights of the public. The advocates of this model are mainly concerned about the crime control. They mainly aim at safeguarding people from rapacious criminals. The model also helps the federal and state courts to make cautious and justified decisions, while dealing with any case.
Persecutors are considered as the most powerful entities of the courthouse. It is because they mainly decided that which case has to prosecute, which case to try, and which case to appeal bargain. It is observed that the defense attorneys have also been developed that mainly intends to proof that their clients are guiltless. The study of Neubauer and Fradella (2014) depicts that these defense attorney recommends their clients to confess their criminal activities, as they expect that the jury will also find them guilty. In courthouses, judges are considered as the crucial authority figures, as they hold the authority to impose sentences or give a final verdict. As it is stated in Zechariah 7:9 that “This is what the LORD Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.” Therefore, it is the core duty of the juries to take the justified decision. In this account, it is also established in Leviticus 19:15 that “Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly” (Bible Study Tools, 2014).
According to Winterdyk (2014), the testimony of character witnesses, suspects, and police officers all have the capability to recognize whether the innocent go free and guilty get punish. Furthermore, another body that is necessary to prove the conviction or innocence of the individual includes questioning by lawyers. It is a common practice of the lawyers to ask such questions that eventually leads towards their desired responses from the witnesses. Such practices of leading questions significantly impact the final decision of the jury (Browne & Keeley, 2007). Some people perceive criminal justice system as balanced and flawed. In this account, media plays an important role, as they can influence the viewers in different ways, i.e., by lying altogether or omitting the actual information. When one recognizes whether the system is faulty mainly depends on whether they are accused, the victim, or on the outside looking into it.
It is recognized that the executive branch is responsible for enforcing and implementing laws, the judicial branch mainly infers regulations, and the legislative branch acts out on laws. According to Neubauer and Fradella (2014), discrepancies usually occur in each criminal system. These discrepancies ultimately result in changing the definitions and case laws. Apart from this, the courtroom workgroup consists of law enforcement agencies, lawyers, and judges. In my perspective, it is quite inappropriate, as law enforcement personnel or police officers are usually under strict scrutiny, as compared to rest of the workgroup (Huck & Lee, 2014). After considering all of these elements, I would like to favor crime control model, instead of the due process model.
References
Bible Study Tools. (2014). Bible Verses about Justice. Retrieved from http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-justice/
Browne, M. N., & Keeley, S. M. (2007). Asking the right questions: A guide to critical thinking . Pearson Prentice Hall.
Huck, J. L., & Lee, D. R. (2014). The Creation of Sentencing Decisions Judicial Situated Identities. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 25 (2).
Neubauer, W. D., & Fradella, F. H. (2014). America’s courts and the criminal justice system. Mason: Cengage Learning.
Winterdyk, J. A. (2014). Juvenile Justice: International Perspectives, Models and Trends. Boca raton: CRC Press.
