Criminal Justice the Issue of Essay

At the 66% and 60% of federal and state releases respectively, it spells a doom to the justice system and the society at large.

There are several arguments that have been put forth as to why the release of defendants keeps climbing each day. The one factor that stands out when the idea of bail is brought up is the lack of capacity and space for the federal and state retention centers. Most states do not have the capacity to hold many criminals in custody who are awaiting trial as well as those already incarcerated. For this reason they decide to set free those still on trial until their cases are duly determined.

The other reason could be because of lack of overwhelming evidence to keep a rogue criminal in court. Though one may have committed a serious offence, they may be given the benefit of doubt by the court in form of bail, as they await more evidence form the investigating agencies, hence contributing to the high levels of defendants' release.

The high rate is also due to the fact that it is a provision in the constitution and most of those brought before the courts can afford the amounts needed for bail. This is acerbated by the constitutional prohibitions against courts appending heavy bail rates on the defendants. This then makes it easy for the defendants to afford the bails and get off with the cases still in court.

The community stands a high threat from the criminals who are poured into our streets and areas of