Mccluskey: The Role Of The Criminal Justice System

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In my opinion, the role of the criminal justice system is crucial when dealing with offenders who suffer from mental disorders, because they must safekeep the public and meet the rights of offenders by giving them a fair trail/sentence that is proportionate to the criminal act. in the case of McCluskey, experts were able to determine his mental dysfunction but according to Ciccarelli & White (2017), “psychological disorders are any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm themselves or others, or harms their ability to function in daily life”, McCluskey, did in fact harm others but not him self and was able to carry on a drug selling business in prison and do his own accounting books, which can not be