Herbert Packers' Models and the Scale of Justice in the Criminal Justice System

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HERBERT PACKERS
Introduction
Herbert Packers introduced models that have influenced the narrative of justice system
since 1964. A criminal justice system refers to the government agencies and institutions whose
primary job is to catch and punish lawbreakers. The systems can include; police, prosecution
courts, prisons as well as lawyers or attorneys. These two models have for long influenced the
criminal justice, and it gives way in understanding the complexities in the judicial process
especially within a criminal justice system. The scale of justice, on the other hand, represents the
weighing of evidence and the rewarding punishment.
The due process model; This model has the principle that an individual is entitled to
appropriate legal procedures and safeguards when faced with deprivation of life, liberty as well
as property. If an individual is charged with a case or crime, then they should have their cases
protected under the criminal justice system. This model portrays conservative values. With this
model, it ends in a fair hearing with legal representation where needed.
Pros
• Give priority to convicting the guilty.
• Protect citizens from wrongdoing

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• Gives one a second chance to be heard or trial
Cons
• Even offenders are protected.
The Crime control model; States that the assumption of absolute reliability of police fact-
finding, treats arrestees like they are guilty (Edelman 1430). This model portrays the liberal
values
Pros
• Protects the innocent from wrongful conviction
• Follows the administrative process
• It is efficient, swift and cost-effective
Cons
• No second chance for the convicted
• Allows for more jails, prisons, and punishments
• The police are most reliable than what the court has to say
Models represent the Scale of Justice in the Criminal Justice system
Having looked at the models, we must understand the Scale of Justice in the criminal
system. The major function is to set out what it does clearly and in the just and moral grounds.
The model discussed in the system sets to strike a balance in which when one model is employed