Suggestions By V.I.G.

Menon,CEO
Yahovan Centre For Excellence,
Chennai,India
 The Osmotic Model Of the
Criminal Justice System

S = Society P = Prisons
Low Intensivity: System with Low Incarceration Rate

High Intensivity: System with High Incarceration Rate

CJS (the criminal Justice System ) = The “membrane” which sends

“people” to Prison
 The CJS Process :Intensivity
& the Buildup
•
Adjudication
Undertrials Sentenced Correction
Law Enforcement
Pretrial Incarceration

Slow Release
Offenders Society

The Red Arrows Indicate High Absorption Rate and the Blue Arrow
shows Slow Release Rate Causing Excessive Prison Buildup
 The Osmotic Model Of a
Biased Criminal Justice System
S = Society
with
about
10 %” P = Prisons with
80% “Red Dots”
Red Dots”

CJS (the criminal Justice System ) = The “membrane” which sends

“people” to Prison
 Two Issues For the US CJS
• Issue No 1: High Intensivity Causing
High Incarceration Rate
• Issue No 2.: High Selectivity Causing
distorted Prison Population Distribution
 Issue 1.Intensivity:
Potential Causes
A.Our People are More Criminally
disposed

Why More of
Our Citizens
are in
Prisons
Compared
with
another
Country ?

B.The CJS (Criminal Justice System) is hyper sensitive

CJS (the criminal Justice System ) = The “membrane” which sends
“people” to Prison
Remember :These are the Only Possible Fundamental Causes
 Issue1. Causal Analysis
• As there are only two fundamental
causes ,we list them
A. Our People are More Criminally disposed
• A is not tenable since by circular reasoning it will imply the Govt also
is voted and run by such Citizens
• Thus we conclude
B.The CJS (Criminal Justice System) is hyper
sensitive
• We will Analyse this factor B in Later slides while
we take up Issue 2 in the Next Slide
 Issue 2 .Selectivity:
Potential Causes
•
C.Reds are More Criminally disposed

Why More
Reds are
in the
Prison
though
they are a
Minority?

D.The CJS (Criminal Justice System) is a

biased filer
Remember :These are the Only Possible Fundamental Causes
 Issue 2. Causal Analysis
• • As there are only two fundamental
causes here again ,we list them
C. Reds are More Criminally disposed
Possible, we will Analyse this factor Later
• Thus we conclude
D.The CJS (Criminal Justice System) is a
biased filter
Possible again, and we will Analyse this factor too
 Issue 1 .Intensivity
Process Factors
•
E..Higher Inflow (into Prisons)

Why high
incarcera-
tion Rate ?

F.Slower Release From Prisons G.Low Reabsorption Of the

Reformed
Remember :These are the Only Possible Fundamental Causes
 Another Look at Issue1.
Process Analysis Of Intensivity

Adjudication
Undertrials
Sentenced Correction
Law Enforcement
Prison Industry
Wrong “Social Thriving On
Programming” Pretrial Incarceration Huge Buildup
Of the Officers

Offenders & On Release

Repeat Offenders Society Or On Parole

Low Reabsorption Of the Reformed

 Issue 1 .Intensivity
Process Factors
•
E..Higher Inflow (into Prisons)

Why high
incarcera-
tion Rate ?

F.Slower Release From Prisons G.Low Reabsorption Of the

Reformed
 Issue 1.Intensivity
Functional Analysis Of Potential Cause B:
:CJS is Hyper Sensitive
•
Adjudication
Law Enforcement Proclivity for
is Hyper Sensitive Incarceration

CJS
is
Hyper
Sensitive
Correctional
Errors,
Delays &
Holdups
 Issue 2.Selectivity
Functional Analysis Of Potential Cause C:
•Reds( Some Minorities?) are More Criminally disposed
Poor Social /Govt Poverty
Support Network (Material Cause)
(Social Cause)

Reds
Are
More
Criminally
High Levels Disposed
Low
Of Mental Disorders
Education
(Emotional /Spiritual
(Intellectual Cause)
Causes)
 Issue 2.Functional Analysis
Potential Cause D.
The CJS is a biased filter
Adjudication
Law Enforcement Selectivity for
is “Selective” Incarceration
Of Certain
Minorities

CJS
is
Selective

Correctional
Selectivity in
Detention &
Retention
 CURING THE DISEASE
The Mission Design Inputs
•
Deliverable I.Reduced Intensivity Of the CJS
Drivers: (A)Reduced Inflow into Prisons
(B) Reduced Retention Capacity in the Prisons
(C) Increased Release Rate From the Prisons
(D) Increased Reabsorption By the Society
 CURING THE DISEASE
The Mission Design Inputs
•
Deliverable II.Reduced Selectivity Of the CJS
Drivers : (A)Reduced “Labileness” of the Minorities to Crimes
(B) Reduced “Labileness” Of CJS for Minority Incarcerations
Missions-A Matrix approach

CJS Apparatus Society

Correcti Victims/A
Enforceme Adjudicati o ffect Family Of the
nt on n ed Culprits Public

Culture Mission

Core Mission

Support Mission

Management Mission
 Missions In Brief:
Culture Mission
• Should Aim to Bring Down Crime-
Proneness Of Society,Culture Of Respect
for Victims and their Families,Concern For
the Offender’s Family,Rehabilitation and
Reabsorption of the Redeemed into
Society,Involvement Of Spiritual Leaders
 Missions In Brief:
Core Mission
• Identifying & Operationalising CJS
Reforms to Address Intensiveness and
Selectivity
 Missions In Brief:
Support Mission
• Involving, Media, Local Governments,
Religious Bodies,NGOS for Harmonious
Reduction Of Lability,Intensiveness and
Selectivity
 Missions In Brief:
Management Mission
•• Formulating Vision and Creating Timeframes at All
Levels
• Identifying ,Developing and deploying
Nation,State,District,County –wide Mission Leaders
• Identifying Electoral, Legislative,Administrative
Issues & interfaces for debottlenecking the Missions
• Creating and Managing the
Physical,Intellectual,Social and Spiritual
Resourcebase for the Mission Deployment
 Vision , Mission & Processes
Vision
•

Culture Core Support Mgmt

Federal
Processes

State and
Local
Processes