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To what extent are the fundamental values of the criminal justice process actually expressed in practice?
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Criminal Process To what extent are the fundamental values of the criminal justice process actually expressed in practice? Criminal Justice, the methods by which the society deals with those who are accused of having committed crimes, is described by A. Sanders & R.Young as "dark humorous" and "painfully funny". In ideology, we do hope to establish a comprehensive and effective criminal justice system to regulate the present social order, to prevent potential illegal activities and to punish the actual crimes; and at the same time we should obey the procedural limits and restrictions to these regulations and punishments to protect citizens from unfair treatment and wrongful conviction. Yet, in practice, too many miscarriages of justice were produced, not only those "high profile" convictions that were subsequently quashed as "unsafe", but also those wrongful acquittals. Those wrongful convictions and wrongful acquittals could well be jokes for police officers or other administrative staff at...
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