Modern Criminal Justice System

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In the 20th and 21st century the task of identifying the borders of the criminal justice system became increasingly demanding as crime had escalated throughout society. Consequently, classical and positivism became the foundation of today’s modern criminal justice system, each having its core strengths and principles adapted to evoke long-term impacts on the judicial system. Classical theory primarily influenced the modern criminal justice system through the eulogising of the law through legislation, providing descriptions of what the state defines as the ‘act against society’ and the punishment of those crimes (Daly, 2011). This is conveyed in the Australian justice system through “The crimes Act (VIC) 1958” whereby the example of Homicide,