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Prior to working on this discussion, read Chapters 1 and 3 in the textbook, and read the articles Toward an Integrated Multilevel Theory of Crime at Place: Routine Activities, Social Disorganization, and the Law of Crime ConcentrationLinks to an external site. and The 2018 Florida Bar Criminal Justice Summit: A First Step in Improving Florida’s Criminal Justice SystemLinks to an external site..
In the assigned chapters for this week in the Peak and Madensen-Herold (2021) textbook, you will learn about criminal justice models, crime theories, and criminal justice policy. Chapter 1 of the textbook provides an important introduction to the criminal justice system in the United States and furnishes context for studying criminal justice. The crime control model, the due process model and the criminal justice process are just three of the main concepts to master in this week’s readings. Review the Basis Steps of the Criminal Justice SystemLinks to an external site. flowchart which details the criminal justice process.
In Chapter 3, you will study theories focusing on criminality and why people commit crimes. As you examine the multiple theories examined in the text, discern which factors make the most sense to explain the root causes of crime and to ultimately reduce recidivism.
Recidivism: Tendency to engage in repeated criminal behavior. Usually refers to the condition of being convicted for a crime, serving the sentence, and then committing another crime that results in a new conviction and sentence. (Cornell Law School, 2021, p.1).
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Focusing upon the criminal justice process, discussed in Chapter 1 of the textbook, address the following:
Choose two of the functions of the criminal justice process discussed in Chapter 1, and explain how those sections relate to either the crime control model or the due process model.