The ideal and most effective response to any question is a single direct answer, but when addressing an issue as deep and complex as the criminal justice system, a unique seems completely inconsistent. Consequently, rather than explaining which model of justice I would like the English and Welsh criminal justice systems to embody, I will explain why I would most like to see a criminal justice system that embodies both models in a responsive and dynamic way. , not dissimilar to the current system in force. Before evaluating the archetypes of justice, it is important to note that the criminal justice system strives to “ensure justice for all.” Its main goal is to “punish the guilty, while protecting the innocent” (Criminal Justice System, 2010). Even in the delineation of its purposes, the clash and discrepancy between punishment and protection is evident. With nearly half a million employees working collectively to achieve such ambitions (CJS, 2010), clear principles are needed to guide the flow of policy decisions, hence the relevance of the discussion at hand. Within the simplistic tone of the label “different models of “the criminal justice system,” lies the discrepant debate about individual rights versus crime containment that has been at the heart of criminal justice for decades. Justice models have been described as simply “perspectives” on criminal justice (Davies, Croall, Tyrer et al, 2010: 25), however it is becoming increasingly clear that their effect on policy is significant. For example, it can be argued that favoring one model, such as crime control, over another is a contributing factor to the 35,000 miscarriages of justice that occurred between 1995 and 2005 (Naughton, 2005). I… half of the document… then crime control measures would be adopted which would give rise to an autocratic criminal justice system in which individual rights are often violated to punish the guilty. When this becomes too much, due process will be resorted to again, and so the vicious cycle begins and continues. The result is that it consistently fails to meet the needs of the system and the public. It is precisely for this reason, together with the others mentioned in this essay, that a single, simple and direct response is not only inadequate, but even counterproductive as it fuels the hostile cycle. Instead, a flexible approach where the union of both principles can produce a hybrid model that is more effective in removing the simplicity and shortcomings of the individual models and thus resolving one of the major conflicts of interest within the criminal justice system.