1. Law and Order
“In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories…”

2. Purpose of Law
Every society has recognized the need for laws to avoid chaos and confusion

3. Laws Reflect Values Laws Protect basic human rights Promote fairness
Help resolve conflicts
Promote order and stability
Promote desirable behavior
Represent the will of the majority
Protect the rights of minorities

4. Goals of Criminal Justice
Crime Control
Controlling crime
Preventing crime
Due Process
Doing justice
Cole, pg 5

5. Backgrounds of US Law Hammurabi Roman Law
Crime Control- resolve conflict/ est. order
Substantive laws/ statutory laws
Roman Law
Due Process- fairness
Procedural laws/ Constitutional laws
Magna Carta and The Bill of Rights
Due Process- protecting rights

6. Rule of Law
The idea that citizens respect the power of the law and no one is above the law

7. Where is Due Process in the Constitution?
The only command that the Constitution states twice
The Fifth Amendment: at the FEDERAL level, no one shall be “deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.”
The Fourteenth Amendment: at the STATE level, uses the same phrase