Q.E MAJOR 3

• Bill of Rights – It is a litany of weapons, which a person may use in order to resist or defeat any abuse or misuse of

  governmental power.
• DUE PROCESS OF LAW –This concept means that those who are accused by the crimes and those who are processed through the criminal justice system must be given the basic rights guaranteed by the constitution.
• EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAW –It essence declares that the state may not attempt to create or enforce statutes against a person solely because of specific characteristic such as race, age or sex
• Adversarial system –assumes that the best way to get to the truth of a matter is through a competitive process to determine the facts
• Adversarial Approach – assumes the accused to be innocent
• Adversarial Approach –places the burden on the public prosecutor to prove the guilt of the accused
• Adversarial Approach – places emphasis on the process
• Inquisitorial System –associated with civil law legal systems, and it has existed for many centuries.
• Inquisitorial Approach –assumes the accused to be guilty
• Inquisitorial Approach –places the burden to the accused in providing his innocence.
• Inquisitorial Approach – places emphasis on the conviction of the accused
• Crime Control Model – It is based on the idea that the most important function of the CJS is the repression of a criminal conduct.
• Due Process Model – This generally requires fairness in government proceedings.
• Due Process Model – considered to be a liberal approach to criminal justice that favors criminal rights
• RA 9344 – Juvenile Justice System