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criminal justice system ( shabah )

Running Head : MODELS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Strength and Weaknesses of Restorative Model of Criminal Justice

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Introduction

The issue of models of criminal justice has drawn much consideration in the operation of criminal justice system since 1964 when first models were proposed by Herbert Packer in his publication Two Models of the Criminal Process (Roach 1999 . Models are very useful in the criminal justice system as they help in navigation of the usually complex issue of criminal justice process . One notable role of

the models is to help in simplification of detailed process and at the same time bring forth the trends and common themes in criminal processes . Although models are hypothetical in nature , they do provide a coherent scheme that tests the multiple evidences from the decisions of the criminal justice players It is therefore more important if we have multiple models that would work in tandem to highlight some of the various modes of operation in the criminal justice system . Models also provide better platform to evaluate the criminal justice system 's operations . For example , they would help us understand why most cases would end up with the accused pleading guilty and even prosecutor withdrawing the case (Bronitt 2008

It is also important to note that most models present a somewhat normative guide that provides the criminal law with values that it ought to uphold . Again , most models have been able to highlight some of the ideologies that surround the criminal process (Dubber , 2006...

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