Which scholar is responsible for creating the crime control and due process models?

It's Herbert Leslie Packer, an American law professor and criminologist.

In 1968, Professor Herbert Packer published The Limits of the Criminal Sanction.

Packer discusses the attributes of the two conflicting models of a criminal justice system. The first model is the Crime Control Model, the purpose of which is to reduce the number of criminals on the street. This model places an emphasis and priority upon the aggressive arrest, prosecution, and conviction of criminals.

The second goal is quite the opposite focusing upon protecting the individual rights of the accused and is commonly referred to as the Due Process Model.

Due Process Model gives credence to the principle that an individual cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards. When people are charged with a crime they are required to have their rights protected by the criminal justice system under the due process model.

There are many differences between the due process model and the crime control model:

In the due process model people that are arrested are perceived to be innocent until proven in a court of law. The crime control model believes that the people that are arrested are guilty and punishment by the government is needed.

Due process model believes that policing within the criminal justice system is essential to maintaining justice within society. Crime control model believes that the arresting of people in the criminal justice system has a negative effect and slows down the process of the criminal justice system.

Law enforcement agencies generally prefer the crime control model. They treat arrested as if they were already guilty and emphasize on arrest, prosecution and conviction of those who have broken the law.

To learn more, refer to helpful links below:

sociologyindex.com

www.defenseinvestigator.com

scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu

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Wednesday, August 17 2016


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