Crime Control versus Due Process

Title: Crime Control versus Due Process
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Crime Control versus Due Process
The American judicial system's need for an effective strategy to combat crime has been a continuously debated issue. While employing the adversarial models of crime control and due process, America struggles to find balance on a pendulum between individual rights and social order. In this window of opportunity, crime control and due process are examined and reflected into the eyes of society. The primary goals of the American Criminal Justice system are simply to enforce …showed first 75 words of 1669 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1669 total…some control over our own lives and are turning our attention to criminals. The predominate feeling is that criminals are responsible for our unhappiness; therefore, get them out of our communities at any cost. References: Author Unknown (2002, October 10), Pursuit of Happiness [Online]. Available: http://www.tzaddik.us/lilpoh/ Author Unknown (2002, April 29), LA Riots, Ten Years Later [Online]. Available: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-lariots-gallery Schmalleger, F. (2003). Criminal Law Today. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.

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