The Criminal Justice System

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The paper relates that racism or racial discrimination is an outright rejection of the principle of equal justice, fairness and public safety. The paper discusses how fairness is essential to the proper functioning of a democratic society and there should be a vital link between social values and personal values. The paper looks at the work "Racial Issues in Criminal Justice" edited by Marvin D. Free and examines the opinions of several experts on the subject.

From the Paper:

"The criminal justice system aims at maintaining social control, enforce laws and administering justice, primarily through law enforcement or police forces, the courts and corrections, in the pursuit of the ideal of justice and fairness (Wikipedia 2006). Police work, on the other hand, is aimed at crime prevention, crime control and the handling of cases when crime occurs. The police conduct a crime investigation, gather evidence and identify the suspects. It is the police who make the first contact with the offender and initiate the mechanics of the criminal justice system by making the arrest after establishing probable cause. They then take the suspect into custody and make him or her go through a process, which includes finger printing, taking mug shots and interrogation (Wikipedia)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Banks. (2004), Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System. Chapter 3. Sage Publication. http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/5143_Banks_II_Proof_Chapter_3_pdf
• Black Manifesto, The. (2005). Criminal Justice System. The Black Manifesto. http://www.blink.org.uk/manifesto_section.asp?catid=22
• Emmelman, D. S. (2005). Racial Issues in Criminal Justice: the Case of African Americans by Marvin D. Free, Jr, ed. Vol 13 number 3. Monsey, New York: Criminal Justice Press. http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/free305.htm
• Wikipedia (2006). Criminal Justice System. Media Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_justice

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