The victims of crimes are very important in the operation of the criminal justice system; this is because they are the ones who can lead the police to the offender. However, after the victim reports incidents to the police, provide vital information for the investigation and cooperate with the persecution of the offender and appearing in court when required, the criminal serves his time and the victim goes on with his life. Most may question the justice in this. According to the Victims of Crime Act 1994, the victims of crime are given better treatment during proceedings and are more informed and involved. Victims are treated with sympathy in a constructive and reassuring manner, and the victim (if the crime is violent) should be protected at all times. This may seem that the victim is well taken care of, and that the victim is in no way neglected, however it is after the proceedings and the final sentence that the victim is left neglected. The statement claiming that victims of crime are often neglected because after justice has been 'served', all they walk away with is knowing that the person who committed a crime against them is in jail. It is in the compensation, and the lack of rights in the victims case where neglect may be seen.
Question 7: 116 words
The failure in the criminal justice system seen in the film Black and White (2002) was more of a racial issue than anything....
During that time, aborigines did not experienced equal rights and we see the problem in the obstruction of justice where evidence was hidden. This goes against all beliefs of the criminal justice system, and is highly unethical anywhere. We see a number of people serving time for crimes which they did not commit, and it brings us to question the criminal justice system; are they really providing justice in society? The man accused was found innocent, and there should not have been politics involved, if he was foud innocent, then he is innocent.
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