Crime Control Model

• Opposite of due process model
• Crime control model seeks a quick and efficient disposal of criminal cases, similar to an assembly line or conveyor belt.
• The aim is to punish criminals and stop them committing further crimes.
• The focus of protecting rights falls on the rights of victims rather than defendants.
• It would also include the assertion that the police should have enhanced powers to ensure a conviction is achieved.
• It can link to the zero tolerance approach found in right realism. It does not address the causes of crime nor that crime can be deterred through detection and conviction.
• Examples of area in the law that support the crime control model

  • Allowing the introduction of "bad character" evidence and previous convictions information for the courts to consider when deliberating a verdict
  • The removal of the "double jeopardy" rule for murder and other serious offences
  • The extended pre-charge detention for terrorists.