Due Process Model Vs Crime Control Model

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There are two different models used in the criminal justice system to process crimes; the Due Process Model and the Crime Control Model. The Due Process Model is used more frequently but if it were up to me, I would have the Crime Control Model become the sole basis of the criminal justice system of the United States. There are more than enough reasons that prove that the Crime Control Model is a “better” model than the Due Process Model. For example, the Crime Control Model has proven itself to be fastest and most efficient way to convict someone. Criminals are prosecuted at a more efficient rate than those who are processed through the Due Process Model. If I were a victim of a crime, I’d want the suspect to be under corrections as soon