Law Help - Subject: Courts

Running head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPONENT 0

Kenyeta Clements

April 08, 2017

CCJS 495

Mark Weissman

What are the traditional and practical approaches for the agency’s dealing with the problem?

The criminal justice component in the United States of America deals with the problem of crime in a number of ways that are executed through different branches. One of the ways through which crime is dealt with is through prosecuting or charging an individual with any allegation to the authorities for purposes of getting them to get a trial based on what they are prosecuted for (Cole & Smith, 2010). In this, it is important for all those who are concerned to make the criminals aware of the charges that are pressed against them and make them aware of the laws that they have broken resulting to their prosecution in the courts (Robinson & Cahill, 2006).

It is important to note that for those individuals who cannot appear to courts for several reasons, they are usually assigned pro bono lawyers by the courts who then represent them at various levels (Robinson & Cahill, 2006). The representation that is made by the attorney of the lawyers is always made for purposes of making sure that the criminals who are taken to the court systems in the United States are taken through what is termed as a fair trial with none of them presenting any cases of violation of their rights at any level. The presentations made should not be characterized by any errors as any mistake in this strategy may lead to the accused being given an unfair trial and finally an unfair judgment (Cole & Smith, 2010). Additionally, it is important to note that it is always good to carry out the right investigations to the criminals for purposes of knowing the truth and being in a position to know who actually took part in the crime that the involved individuals are being accused of by the involved parties.

If the accused criminals are found guilty, they are given a prison sentence in accordance with the statute of the state or the federal government. the sentence is always seen as s corrective measure for the criminals to change their behaviors and contact while in the prisons (Robinson & Cahill, 2006). During the sentences, the criminals are taken to the different correctional facilities that exist in the United States of America. In correcting the criminals, the criminals are assigned a number of officers who oversee their behaviors as the try to rectify their ways and go back to the normal ways of the society that are not harmful to any individual in the society (Cole & Smith, 2010). Some of the people who are responsible for this strategy include the probation officers, the parole officers, and the correction officers. In this, its important to understand that correction officers are usually found in the correcting facilities and more so in the jails where the inmates are held for correction purposes as they serve their prison terms while others are held there awaiting their trials (Cole & Smith, 2010).

Why is/has there been a reluctance to change approaches/strategies?

There has been reluctance in the way through which the approaches used in the court systems have been carried out and this in one way or the other calls for effective strategies to overcome the reluctance (Robinson & Cahill, 2006). To start with, the reluctance can be linked to the long and tedious process that is always involved in changing the approaches that have been applied initially (Cole & Smith, 2010). The other reason why there has been reluctance is that of having the presently applied strategies being effective in their quest to help those who engage in different crimes within the United States.

Additionally, it is important to note that the process of changing from the current strategies usually needs a lot of time and resources as a number of stakeholders are always involved in the entire process (Cole & Smith, 2010). As a result of this, those who may be involved in the change process have found the whole process and idea being challenging and this has significantly contributed towards the reluctance in changing the existing strategies and adopting new strategies (Robinson & Cahill, 2006). Additionally, the lengthy processes that ate always needed to change the entire system within the criminal system in the United States of America can explain the other reason why there has been reluctance in the entire system.

Additionally, the constitution does not have any other alternative to the existing system that might be used to carry out the functions that are carried out by the existing correction facilities. Additionally, the resources that are available may not be adequate to actualize the process of changing the systems that are in existence within the organization (Cole & Smith, 2010). Lack of interest by the concerned individuals may also be termed as some of the reasons why there is some sort of reluctance in changing the approaches as it is very clear that individuals may lack the will to change from the existing system to a new system that has not been tested (Cole & Smith, 2010).

What motivations would be required to affect a different approach or strategy (other that direction from a higher jurisdictional authority)?

There are a number of motivations that might be displayed for purposes of changing the existing strategies to new strategies. One of the motivation that could be employed is that of teaching all the stakeholders of the importance of changing the existing strategy and adopting a better strategy that could be more effective in the process of having those being corrected being treated fairly during their correction time (Cole & Smith, 2010). the other motivation could be that of designing a program that will educate individuals about the importance of not being involved in crime and the disadvantages of put into correctional facilities for a given period of time (Robinson & Cahill, 2006).

References

Cole, G. F., & Smith, C. E. (2010). The American system of criminal justice. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Robinson, P. H., & Cahill, M. T. (2006). Law without justice: Why criminal law doesn't give people what they deserve. Oxford: Oxford University Press.