Explain how the formal criminal justice system differs from the informal criminal justice system. What factors in the formal system of criminal justice impact and influence the informal criminal justice system?
What will be an ideal response?
Few cases are actually processed through the entire formal system. A comprehensive view of formal criminal process normally includes but is not limited to the following:
1 . Initial contact
2 . Investigation
3 . Arrest
4 . Custody
5 . Charging
6 . Preliminary hearing/grand jury
7 . Arraignment
8 . Bail/detention
9 . Plea bargaining
10 . Trial/adjudication
11 . Sentencing/disposition
12 . Appeal/post-conviction remedies
13 . Correctional treatment
14 . Release
15 . Post-release
The informal system is used much more often than the formal system as many cases are settled in an informal pattern of cooperation between the major actors in the justice process. Upwards of 80 percent of all felony cases and over 90 percent of misdemeanors are settled without trial.
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