corruption in criminal justice

Running Head : Corruption in Criminal Justice

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Introduction

The criminal justice system is the part of the government which is responsible for ensuring that a country has social , to prevent criminal activity , to enforce the laws of the land , as well as to ensure that every citizen receives justice due (Pollock , 1994 . The criminal justice system is comprised by different professions such as the police who are involved in making of arrests , prosecution and investigation of crime . The courts are an important part

of the criminal justice and constitute of juries who pass judgements and deliver judgements by correctly interpreting the relevant laws . The courts also determine the magnitude of an offence and determine the applicable punishment

The functions mentioned above point to the great roles the criminal justice officials ' play . It is due to the importance of their duties to the nation that the officials serving in the criminal justice system are required to observe ethics in the execution of their duties as indicated in the criminal justice code of ethics . Ethics are a set of rules and standards which spell the dos and don 'ts in a given profession (Crank 2000 . These are important in reigning on errant professionals who if not controlled can act unprofessionally . The greatest ethical problem currently facing the criminal justice is corruption . Although corruption in the criminal justice in America is not very rampant , the incidences tend to be more common in some sections of criminal justice than others For example , lawyers and the police force have been found to be the most corrupt in the criminal justice (Boutellier , 2000 . However , drawing comparisons on who is more corrupt in the criminal justice is not easy This is because , while for the police and prosecutors may face allegations of bribery , juries are more likely to be faced with allegations of unfairness , usually based on factors such as impartiality based on factors such as racial background

The Criminal Justice system is one of the most important departments in the US . All over the world , the society has always looked up to the Justice System for arbitration , for direction and for interpretation of abstract matters which the community is unable to solve . If well managed , the Justice System can unite the society in that every single member of the community looks up to the Justice System for truth , for liberty , for guidance , for assistance and for compensation when one has been offended . The Justice System which intervenes in disputes and cases putting members of the society against one another and /or entities in the society such as businesses is also very central to the functioning of the other arms of the government such as the executive and the legislature

Therefore , for the people to have faith in the Justice System , the dignity , autonomy and independence of the Justice System must be guaranteed . Although there are other problems and challenges facing the criminal justice system such as slow pace of criminal procedures...