CRIMINAL LAW LESSON 3
AGENCY SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
PROBATION
PREPARING PRE-SENTENCE REPORTS
PROVIDING BAIL FACILITIES FOR AND INFORMATION TO COURTS ON
OFFENDERS APPROPRIATES FOR BAIL
WORKING WITH OFFENDERS GIVEN PROBATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE OR
COMBINATION ORDER
RUNNING PROBATION CENTRES
SUPERVISING RELEASED PRISONERS AND PRE-RELEASE WORK WITH
INMATES IN CUSTODY
THEORIES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HOW DO WE EXPLAIN WHAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS??
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS EXPLAINED IN 2 MODELS
CRIME CONTROL
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF CJS- TO CONTROL CRIME BY ARRESTING AND
CONVICTING THOSE WHO COMMIT OFFENCE
PRIMARY VALUE – EFFICIANCY
PRIORITY – QUANITITY OF FACTUALLY GUILTY OFFENDERS CAUGHT AND
CONVICTED
DUE PROCESS
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF CJS -TO CONTROL CRIME LAWFULLY AND PROTECT
CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES
PRIMARY VALUE – RELIABILITY
PRIORITY – QUALITY OF PROCEDURES, WHICH ENSURES FACTUALLY AND
LEGALLY GUILTY OFFENDERS ARE CONVICTED
AGENCY SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
PROBATION
PREPARING PRE-SENTENCE REPORTS
PROVIDING BAIL FACILITIES FOR AND INFORMATION TO COURTS ON
OFFENDERS APPROPRIATES FOR BAIL
WORKING WITH OFFENDERS GIVEN PROBATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE OR
COMBINATION ORDER
RUNNING PROBATION CENTRES
SUPERVISING RELEASED PRISONERS AND PRE-RELEASE WORK WITH
INMATES IN CUSTODY
THEORIES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HOW DO WE EXPLAIN WHAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS??
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS EXPLAINED IN 2 MODELS
CRIME CONTROL
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF CJS- TO CONTROL CRIME BY ARRESTING AND
CONVICTING THOSE WHO COMMIT OFFENCE
PRIMARY VALUE – EFFICIANCY
PRIORITY – QUANITITY OF FACTUALLY GUILTY OFFENDERS CAUGHT AND
CONVICTED
DUE PROCESS
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF CJS -TO CONTROL CRIME LAWFULLY AND PROTECT
CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES
PRIMARY VALUE – RELIABILITY
PRIORITY – QUALITY OF PROCEDURES, WHICH ENSURES FACTUALLY AND
LEGALLY GUILTY OFFENDERS ARE CONVICTED
