Explain why it is important to balance security with individual rights in the criminal justice system.
What will be an ideal response?
Of course, a system of criminal procedure that places too many legal barriers in the way of the police and prosecutors will frustrate the arrest and conviction of the guilty, while a system that places too few barriers in the way of the police may lead to coerced confessions, unwarranted searches, and false convictions. In the United States, there is an effort to create a system of criminal procedure that strikes a balance between the interests of society in investigating and detecting crime and in convicting criminals on one hand and the interest in protecting the right of individuals to be free from intrusions into their privacy and liberty on the other hand.
You might also like to view...
Supervisors are not normally assigned to directing and controlling their subordinates' use of authority
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Police unions have had a powerful impact on American policing. Most important, they have produced significant improvements in
A. the rising educational levels of new recruits. B. police officers' salaries and benefits. C. the hiring of female officers. D. the hiring of minorities.
Alternative schools help at-risk children meet their early developmental needs in all of the following major roles EXCEPT:
a. learner b. group focus not individualized c. citizen d. producer
The most prevalent form of discrimination has been:
a. separate job titles c. de facto discrimination b. disparate recruiting d. standard discrimination