QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 1
The police department has been cited to have several inefficiencies in the field. One of them is corruption. The police force has been easily lured into receiving bribes by the public to deter justice form taking its due course. When crimes happen and, the wrong doer is unwilling to face either criminal or civil charges, all they need to know is give the police something small for their charges to be foregone. Corruption has become a vice that has rendered the police service ineffective in the performance of their work. It has eroded the confidentiality the public ought to have in them (Palmiotto, et al 2011). The reason as to why it is not easily fixed is the low salaries that most police receive. They find it easier to improve their living standards through bribes. The numerous numbers of cases in the courts discourage the public from reporting the matter as it will take a long duration.
The courts problem is a few numbers of judges handling the cases. In most countries, judges have complained that most are the times when they are overworked. Many cases are left unattended or take centuries for the delivery of the ruling. The governments have not been able to employ adequate number of judges who can be able to handle the numerous cases presented before them. The reason why the problem is not easily fixed is due to the high legal fees associated with judges (Prenzler, T. 2009). There have been financial constraints with regard to their salaries as they are usually high thus the inability of the government to employ more judges in the workforce.
The inefficiency in the use of correction in the criminal justice is its inability to control the social crimes in most societies. As much as it would deter the commitment of crimes, it has not been an effective way. People are able to get to jails, serve their term, and when released they still go back to their old ways. The use of probation could encourage the criminals to commit the crimes as they will only be put on probation. It cannot be easily fixed since in most places, the jails are full. The high unemployment rates have caused an upsurge in the crime rates making it hard for correction measures to become effective. The criminals also have their basic needs which require to be met regardless of the income levels.
Question 2
An example of discretion in policing is when an officer notices an over speeding car, and requests the driver to stop. The traffic police have the obligation of demanding the driving license from the individual to ascertain whether he possesses the requirements. On his assessment he realizes that the person is qualified, and the officer decides to let go of him upon delivery of his warning ((Palmiotto, et al 2011). Nevertheless, the decision harms the justice system as many of the motorists who accidents are usually over speeding. The driver should have been brought to book to serve as a warning and act as an example to other drivers.
An example of discretion in the courts is when the judges reveal their ruling regarding an offender presented before the court. Their decisions are only for the unfortunate criminals who happen to cross the corridors of justice. The type of the judgment delivered will have an influence of the police who forwarded the case. It can either motivate him to report crimes or just ignore them (Prenzler, T. 2009). It benefits the justice systems as the trials are conducted openly and the results delivered thus no wasted efforts in reporting the crimes.
An example of discretion in the correction is when the officers are able to implement the ruling of the judges on the law offenders. When supervising the criminals, the officers’ use their discretion to be able to ascertain where there reforms in the criminals. It benefits the justice system since the criminals are kept in the dark with regard to their progress in mending their evil ways thus motivating them to reform as quickly as possible so as to be given positive results by the supervising officers.
References:
Palmiotto, M., & Unnithan, N. P. (2011). Policing & society: A global approach. Clifton Park,
NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.
Prenzler, T. (2009). Ethics and accountability in criminal justice: Towards a universal standard.
Bowen Hills, Qld: Australian Academic Press.
