criminal justice research paper
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The impact of police investigation, eyewitness identification and the role of prosecutors in the outcome of court cases in the United States.
Criminal justice system should be fair and efficient for it to be declared legitimate. Fairness is determined by its thoroughness whereas as effectiveness depends on its ability to ascertain and detect crime. Usually, impartiality and efficiency in the criminal justice system are based on the results of court cases. Moreover, a proper criminal justice system is what the public expect from the judicial process. This paper seeks to investigate the contribution of police investigations, eyewitness identification, and the conduct of prosecutors to the outcome of court cases. Whether these three factors are significant in contributing to wrongful convictions by the tribunals in the United States is what the study intends to prove. Wrongful convictions lead to the suffering of innocent people while the real perpetrators of crime escape punishment. Moreover, public confidence in the judicial system is known to decline as the number of wrongful convictions increases. Therefore, researching on this topic would be of benefit in minimizing wrong convictions resulting from the mentioned factors. The study intends to utilize secondary sources such as court cases and other legal publications to gather relevant statistics on wrongful convictions.
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Introduction
One cannot speak of law enforcement without considering the aspect of criminal justice system. This system is involved in investigation, arrests, prosecutions and sentencing of the offender. The offender also has a chance to give their defense if the due process of the criminal justice system is followed. This system needs a lot of parties to come together and perform in unison for it to be done effectively (Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963). If a party fails to perform effectively, it may lead to the other parties also failing to act as they should and this is why it is important that all these parties work together. The parties that need to work together for the realization of an effective criminal justice system are the police officers, the witness and the prosecutors among others. Depending on how these parties act, they have an impact on the outcome of the court case.
The impact of police investigation
The police officers are a very important determinant in the outcome of criminal cases. The role of police officers starts with the collection of evidence once a crime has been reported. In some cases, a police officer can even start investigation without a crime having been reported. This is like the case of cognizable offences. In such cases, a police officer will not need the order by the magistrate in order for them to start investigation of a crime because in such offences waiting for the crime to be reported could…..
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