Influence of Criminal Justice Model and Relationship between Neighborhood Disorder and Crime

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Influence of Criminal Justice Model
For the representation of two of the competing value systems that have been operating
within the criminal justice, two models were constructed by Herbert Packer, a law professor of
Stanford University. The two systems were named the crime control model and the due process
model. The criminal justice model can be seen to be having certain assertions (Sharma, 2016).
These assertions are discussed as follows:
1. The most important function of criminal justice should be the repression of crime
2. The concentration of the criminal justice should be towards vindicating rights of the victims
instead of the being on the protection of the rights of the defendants.
3. Legal technicalities which are seen to be stopping the police from doing their jobs should be
eliminated.
4. The power of the police in relation to investigation, arrest, search, seize and convict.
5. If an arrest is made by the police and subsequently criminal charges are filed by any
prosecutor, the accused should be presumed to be guilty as the fact-findings by the police and the
prosecutors can be found as highly reliable.
6. Discovering the truth or the establishment of the factual guilt of the person who has been
accused should be the main objective of the criminal justice process.
7. The operation of the criminal justice process should be like an assembly line conveyor belt
which can be seen to be moving the cases swiftly towards their dispositions (Rabe-Hemp,
Mulvey & Foster, 2017).

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Relationship between neighborhood disorder and crime
According to a very familiar thesis, known as the broken window thesis, conducted it was
found that any type of physical or social disorder in an urban neighborhood can be leading
towards serious crimes if left unchecked (O’Brien & Sampson, 2015). The reason that was
presented was even the minor offences like graffiti, drinking in the streets or breaking windows
of the houses in neighborhood could be escalating into predatory crimes as the prospective
offenders are seen to be assuming from these disorders that the residents of the area have
indifference towards what is happening in the neighborhood. The thesis can be seen to be greatly
influencing the crime control policy (Price, 2016). The New York City can be seen to exemplify
the use of aggressive tactics of the police for stemming any type of disorder. Many other cities in
the USA are seen to be adopting zero tolerance policies similar to the New York City police,
punishing the offenders even for the minor offenses committed.
Role of police in dealing with the elements of neighborhood disorders
The role of police can be defined as to be the bastion of the community against any type
of disorder, crime or fear. The police can be seen as the professional defense of a city against all
disorders and crimes (Schmalleger, 2017). They create a sense of personal security to the citizens
by way of controlling and preventing crime. Automobile preventive patrols and rapid response to
calls for service are conducted by the police for prevention of any type of disorder or crime in a
neighborhood. They have also emphasized in the centralized efficiency (Hays, 2018).