Criminology Unit 4

• What does the CCM think crime is a threat to?

  People’s freedom
• What is the CCMs goal?

  the suppression of crime.
• What does the CCM prioritise?

  Catching and punishing offenders, deterring and preventing them from committing further crime.
• What does the CCM make?

  A presumption of guilt as it trusts the police to be able to identify those who are probably guilty through investigation and interrogations.
• What does the CCM think police should be free from?

  Unnecessary legal techniques that prevent them investigating crime.
• What type of justice system does the CCM prefer?

  Conveyer belt system
• What does the CCM argue is worth paying the price for?

  If a few innocent people are occasionally convicted by mistake this is a price worth paying for convicting a larger number of guilty people.
• What rights does the CCM emphasise?

  The rights of society and victims to be protected from crime rather than the rights of suspects.
• What does the DPM (due process model) say is the greatest threat to individuals freedom?

  The power of the state
• What is the goal of the DPM?

  To protect the accused from oppression by the state and its agents (police, prosecutors and judge)
• What does the DPM make a prosumption of?

  of innocence
• What does police incompetence and dishonesty suggest that suspects and defendants need?

  To be safeguarded by due process rules. ie legal representation and other rights of offenders.
• What does the DPM want the justice system to be like?

  An obstacle course.
• What is seen as a lesser evil?

  The guilty sometimes go free, however this is seen as a lesser evil than convicting the innocent
• What does the due process model emphasise?

  The rights is the accused rather than those of the victim or society.
• What is Japans conviction rate?

  99%
• What criminological theories does the crime control model link to?

  Right realism

  Functionalism
• What theories does the due process model link to?

  Labelling theory

  Left realism