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Evolution Of The Criminal Justice System In The 1990s

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INTRODUCTION

The role that the criminal justice system assumes in the 1990s is fairly well established, since the political philosophy that establishes priorities is on a relatively stable path. It would appear that the present conservative trend in politics and the way the public reacts to crime will continue well beyond this decade. This conservative trend is shown in court decisions, changes in laws to limit some of the rights of the accused, and in the expansion of discretionary police powers of the state. These trends have already been shown in the evolution of community relations programs of the past five years. The programs have changed from public services orientation to a large number of crime repression programs being offered to
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