The Importance Of The Criminal Justice System

   There is no doubt that it is the duty and obligation of any State, government or society to combat, suppress , fight and enforce the full force of the law in connection and against the rising tides of crimes and criminality.

In the modern world the issue of crime and criminality is among the most important concerns. Take for example cyber-crime, international terrorism, drug and drug addiction, human trafficking and prostitution, child abuse and all other litany of crimes that one could ever think of.

That’s why there is a necessity to make the Criminal Justice System of any country works effectively so that there will be Law and Order not only domestically but as well as internationally.

If all the country in the world will not be able to fight the constant threat and menace of crimes then the world will be a hostage for these international syndicates.

The 5 Pillars Of The Criminal Justice System

   For any campaign against crimes to be effective there must be a coordination and cooperation between the 5 Pillars of any Criminal Justice System, namely: 1. Law Enforcement; 2. Prosecution; 3. The Court; 4. Probation and the Correction or Jail System; and 5. The Public.

As can be seen from the 5 Pillars of the Criminal Justice System, the first in the frontline is Law enforcement composed by the police and other law enforcement agency. Those apprehended for violating the law must be duly charged and prosecuted by the Prosecution so that the criminal guilt in court could be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Thus, effective and vigorous prosecution in court is needed.

The Court on its part must see to it that the guilty are always punished and that the proper penalty always imposed to the full force and extent of the law. While the Probation and the Penal System could greatly help if these convicted felons or criminals could have a chance for reformation so that any possibility of re-offending might be prevented.

The Public in general has also a role to play. The public must always be alert and conscious concerning its surroundings so that the incident of any crimes for taking place could be thwarted or prevented.

If we want a better place to live in, one that is free from crime and a safer place to be then we need to have a certain level of awareness or consciousness on how we could contribute to any crime prevention measures or on how could we properly report any crime or crimes that we witnessed by inviting the attention of the proper authorities without of course any detriment to ourselves in so doing.

The importance of this level of awareness with regards to crime consciousness and crime prevention assumes more importance with the occurrence of the recent terrorist attack in the Paris Orly Airport and the terrorist attack in London.

All things consider, we should and we must not allow any such incident to happen again—we must be alert at all times!