I don't understand it... What are the similarities between due process and crime control models?
Both models embrace Constitutional values and work according to our adversarial system. Specifically, the police and prosecutors are not allowed to act against a person unless there is a belief and some set standard of evidence that he/she has violated the law - there are limits to the system and it is not based on prosecuting behavior deemed merely immoral or on harassing the public.
On the other hand, the models have completely opposite approaches. The crime control model views the person as guilty until proven innocent while the due process model views the person as innocent until proven guilty and all action taken flows from this starting point. In the crime control model, the suppression of criminal conduct is the most important function of the criminal process. The due process model focuses on securing each individual's day in court and recognizes that the police sometimes make mistakes.What are the similarities between due process and crime control models?
They both offer protection in their own way.
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