“Criminal justice is not a “system”; it is a set of linked organisations with their own conflicting goals, and as a result, can never be effective”. Discuss the extent to which this can be said to be true.

Choose ONE of the following questions, to be answered in 1500 words

Question A:

“Discuss the extent to which the adversarial system can be said to be a myth”. In answering the question, you should draw on a range of aspects of the criminal justice system studied during the module.

OR

Question B:

“Criminal justice is not a “system”; it is a set of linked organisations with their own conflicting goals, and as a result, can never be effective”. Discuss the extent to which this can be said to be true.

In answering the question, you should draw on a range of aspects of the criminal justice system studied during the module.