Justice System

Justice
System
5 elements of the
Justice System
The Judiciary,
The Law,
The Protective Services,
Crime
The Police.
Deﬁning the Justice System
The justice system purports to defend our
rights as citizens of the society. It is
based on a system of rewards and
sanctions for lawful conduct and is
mainly concerned with ensuring that all
citizens are treated justly and fairly.
Functionalists
Functionalist argue that

punishment, deterrence
and rehabilitation is
key in the socializing
of a deviant. These are
used to prevent
anomie.
Marxist Theory
Marxist theorists agree that it is
the rich and powerful create laws
and rules to maintain power and to
preserve the position of the
powerful and the elite.
Conflict theory therefore uncovers

bias in the criminal justice system.
Justice System
The justice system is concerned with
maintaining a society where citizens are
treated justly and fairly. As with all
societal institutions, the justice system
also acts as a medium of social control.
The Police
The police hold a special place in the criminal justice
system. the police are said to be the ‘gate keepers’ of the
system as law enforcement officers.
“They are usually the first to make contact with accused

offenders and are in a position to make some very important
decisions about what will happen to those individuals.
Perhaps the most frequent decision that a police officer
makes is . . . to initiate an alleged offender’s journey through
the maze of criminal justice” ( Alpert and Dunham, 1997 )
Court System in Trinidad and Tobago
CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
The intended purpose of the correctional system is two- pronged:

to decrease crime rates and to apply justice in consideration of
victims.
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) settles disputes between

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states and also
serves as the highest court of appeal on civil and criminal matters
for the national courts of Barbados, Dominica, Belize, and
Guyana. The CCJ’s seat is in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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matters, which often involves fundamental rights.

Impact on Society and Culture
However, the police and the judiciary are often seen as having
little impact on crime when they appear to favour members of
society who have political favour or are of the elite.
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 Though the justice system purports to represent all citizens, in

the capitalist system there is a difference in its approach to ‘white
collar crime’ as against loitering, praedial or petty larceny. The
latter three can and have carried punishments which include
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 The justice system has some mechanisms to address the

culture of the narcotics trade, yet the trade and trafficking drugs
continue to thrive in Caribbean society.
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Functionalist argue that

Conflict theory therefore uncovers

“They are usually the first to make contact with accused

The intended purpose of the correctional system is two- pronged:

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) settles disputes between

matters, which often involves fundamental rights.

 Though the justice system purports to represent all citizens, in

 The justice system has some mechanisms to address the

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