Main Stages of the Criminal Justice Process

TASK 2

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Main stages of the criminal justice process.....................................................................................3
Explore how stakeholders work together in the delivery of justice.................................................5
Different methods of measuring the effectiveness of the criminal justice process.........................6
Evaluate stakeholders’ effectiveness in reducing reoffending using specific case studies.............7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The criminal justice system refers to those agencies of the government working to
enforce laws, pass judgments on criminal cases, and improve criminal conduct. In fact,
the criminal justice system is an instrument of social control, because society considers
certain behaviors to be so dangerous and destructive that it tries its best to control
them. The act of preventing, controlling and punishing those who do this is done by
judicial institutions. This report covers the main stages required for the process of
criminal justice process. It will also explore the way various stakeholders of criminal
justice work together for delivering justice to the people. To support this; different
methods have discussed in the report to measure the effectiveness of the process.
Evaluation of stakeholders’ role in minimizing reoffending is supported by law case
studies. An important aspect of judicial reform is the restructuring of the functioning of
the court and judicial procedures so that cases can be disposed of quickly.
Main stages of the criminal justice process
Criminal justice is the process, which involves various steps starts with investigation of
particular report and finish with punishing convict through applying rules and decision
making of offender (Neubauer and Fradella, 2018). Some of the important steps of
criminal justice process are discussed below:
1. Investigation: Police investigate, which may include arrest. Once the investigation is
over, the police will file all their findings in a charge sheet. If it is understood that
there is sufficient evidence on the charge sheet then the case goes to court. On the
flipside, after their investigation if the police conclude that there is not enough
evidence or evidence that the crime has been committed, they can close the case in
court after justifying their reasons (The Process of Criminal Justice, 2020).
2. Arrest warrant: A warrant is an official order signed by a magistrate, who orders the
police to do certain things. An arrest warrant is a magistrate's order to arrest
someone. In some circumstances the magistrate may also authorize any other
person to execute an arrest warrant.