CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Criminology Lecture CSS

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VII. The Criminal Justice System: • *Police and its role • *Trial and Conviction of Offenders • *Agencies: formal and informal • *Criminal courts: procedures and problems • *Role of prosecutors • *Prisons, Probation and Parole • Criminal justice is the system in which crimes and criminals are detected, detained, tried, and punished. • The term criminal justice system refers to the components of government charged with enforcing law, adjudicating criminals, and correcting criminal conduct. • Formal crime control relies on the law and official government agencies to deter criminal actions and to respond to criminal activity. Informal crime control relies on moral and social institutions (e.g., family, peers, and neighbors) to promote lawful behavior. • In 1829, the first police agency, the London Metropolitan Police, was developed to keep the peace and identify criminal suspects. • The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. • not limited to investigating crimes, identifying suspects, and making arrests. While most people are familiar with these law enforcement goals of police, there are actually many tasks performed by patrol officers. • Enhance public safety by maintaining a visible police presence’ • Maintain public order (i.e., peacekeeping) within the patrol area • First response to fires and other emergencies • Educate children about crime, drug abuse, safety, and so on • Aid individuals and care for those who cannot help themselves • Facilitate the movement of traffic and people • Promote public safety and crime prevention • One of the primary goals of police work is to deter criminal behavior. The visible presence of patrol cars on the street and the rapid deployment of police officers to the scene of a crime are viewed as effective methods of crime control. • The judge, the prosecutor, and the defense attorney are the key players in the adversarial process. • The prosecution and defense oppose each other in a hotly disputed contest—the criminal trial—in accordance with rules of law and procedure. In every criminal case, the prosecutor represents the state’s interests and the defense attorney the criminal defendant’s, with each side trying to bring evidence and arguments forward to advance its case. • Theoretically, the ultimate objective of the adversarial system is to seek the truth, to determine whether the evidence presented at the trial is sufficient to prove the facts of the charge. • So that the defendant is given a fair trial, the judge acts as an impartial arbiter of procedure, ensuring that neither side violates the rules of trial conduct. • The prosecution represents the state in criminal matters that come before the courts. • • The basic steps of the criminal trial proceed as follows: • Opening statements. • The prosecution’s case. • Cross-examination. • The defense’s case. • Rebuttal. • Closing arguments. • Instructions to the jury. • Verdict. • Sentence • Appeal • Prisons in Pakistan and their administration, is a Provincial subject under the Constitution of Pakistan. • Pakistan has the 23rd largest prison population in the world • Around 64.5% of prisoners are still awaiting trial. 98.6% of prisoners are male, 1.7% are juveniles and 1.2% of those held are foreign citizens. • As of 2018 Pakistan had an official occupancy rate for 56,499 prisoners but held 80,145 prisoners. • • Functions of the Prison • Execute the sentence awarded by the Court. • Maintenance, Care, Custody and transfer of prisoners. • Maintenance of orders and discipline among the prisoners. • Control of expenditure relating to prison management. • Enforcement of Prison Act, all Laws, Rules/Regulations and orders pertaining to the protection and maintenance of prison/prisoners. • Imparting useful education / training to the prisoners in various trades/skills and other vocational disciplines for their rehabilitation. • Organizing of recreational programs, welfare measures and psychological counseling of inmates for their correction and rehabilitation. • Contact • / junaidmustafa.co • / junaidmustafa93

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