Due-process Model

Definition of Due-process Model

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Due-process Model: An ideal type used to capture one side in the debate over the central values or practices of the criminal justice system. This model gives priority to values and practices that protect the rights of the offenders from the coercive power of the state. This protection would include strict regulation of police enforcement, independent and impartial judicial process, and imposition of proportional and justifiable punishment. See: CRIME-CONTROL MODEL in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.

Due-process Model: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Due-process Model. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada