The crime control and due process models are value systems as stated by Herbert Packer (Bohm & Haley, 2011). Traditional conservative values apply to the crime control model, while traditional liberal values relate to the due process model (Bohm & Haley, 2011). The sole purpose of the crime control model is to control criminal behavior and is based off a presumption of guilt (Bethel University, n.d.). The due process model is based on the presumption of innocence and favors a formal judicial process to verify facts against or favorable to a defendant (Bethel University, n.d.).
The crime control model is designed to keep the criminal justice system moving at a steady pace and to dispose of cases in an expedient manner, which is why the use of plea-bargaining is very popular with this model (Bethel University, n.d.). The belief is that most people arrested by the police and formally charged by a prosecutor are guilty of the crime(s). With the due process model, there must be an opportunity to discredit the charges because it’s known that the possibility exist the wrong person was arrested and charged (Bethel University, n.d.). In the spirit of keeping the criminal justice system moving smoothly, the crime control model usually ends in absolution or a guilty plea. The due process model would rather see a guilty person go free than to chance convicting the wrong person (Bethel University, n.d.).
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Even though the country has been operating under the crime control model for the past few decades, since the Obama administration has been in place for several years now the due process model could become the model of