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Model of Criminal Justice [Due Process Model] - Coggle Diagram
Model of Criminal Justice [Due Process Model]
Aims
Protecting individual freedom
Ensuring all processes are followed in an investigation
Make sure nobody is punished till proven guilty
Analogy
"The necessary obstacle course" of rule
For the protection of those suspected of a crime
How are rights viewed?
Promotes fairness
Prioritises protecting the defendants legal rights over the rights of a society as a whole
Police investigations
Police powers should be limited to prevent oppression of the individual
Highlights to possibility of police dishonesty and brutality
Suggest police incompetence as they suspect innocent people wrongly
Want to ensure police actions are monitored and controlled
Presumption of innocent/guilty
Innocent till proven guilty
Argues Justice System should safeguard an individuals rights to avoid miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions
Price to pay
Some guilty offenders will walk free
People could get away with crimes "on a technicality"
Impact on safety of society
Freedoms
Ensures the state does not have too much power