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A 5 page research paper that contrasts and compares the policies of two models of criminology, the conflict and crime control model and the consensus and due process model. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Comparing Criminology Models Research Compiled for
, Enterprises Inc. By - In 1966, Professor Herbert Packer summarized the criminal procedure scholarship in terms of two competing models:
the "Crime Control and Due Process models" (Klein, 2006, p. 2023). The following discussion contrasts and compares the policies of two models of criminology, the conflict and crime control
model and the consensus and due process model. The crime control model of corrections is founded on the idea that the most effective strategy for controlling criminal behavior it
to employ more extensive use of incarceration (Clear, Cole and Reisig, 2009). This model stresses the need to apprehend, prosecute and incapacitate through incarceration the ability of those found guilty
to disrupt the lives of law-abiding citizens (Kauzlarich and Barlow, 2008). In contrast to the crime control model, the due process model stresses the need for justice, and views
the crime control as secondary to the primary function of the criminal system, which is to preserve personal freedoms and the right of the individual to receive equal treatment under
the auspices of the law (Kauzlarich and Barlow, 2008). Role of law enforcement in both models: As the crime control model places emphasis on stiffer sentences and increased and
more intensive supervision of parolees, law enforcement plays an active role in this model. Currently, the crime control model dominated American jurisprudence, as the majority of government expenditure is towards
improving law enforcement and apprehension, and increasing conviction rates, rather than on crime prevention or ensuring that both the rights of victims and offenders are protected (Kauzlarich and Barlow, 2008).
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