The Injustice of the Deaf in the Criminal Justice System

The problem faced by the hearing impaired community is the fraud they are facing in the criminal justice system. People with hearing impairment or hearing impairment have at least 50% hearing loss in one ear (Ridgeway, 2009), others can read their lips. However, only half of all languages ​​spoken can be translated into American sign language (Ridgeway 2009). Therefore, it is difficult for priests to communicate without using sign language. Because English and sign language are not the same language, many monks can not read or write in order to go to school at a certain age.

In this article, I will study the procedures in the criminal justice system. Before laying the foundation for this work, I will briefly introduce the contents of the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system is a collection of laws and social institutions that enforce the criminal law, while observing a series of clear procedural rules and restrictions. And Dignan, J. (2007) The procedure in the criminal system has already been stated as "starting only when crime is reported to the police" (page 2). When a crime occurs, the main content of the relevant criminal justice system is the law enforcement agency, otherwise it is the police. The police 's top priority is to investigate the crime and make an appropriate arrest. The power of the police is dominated by the states in which they are engaged and engaged.

The police have a special place in the criminal justice system. It is said that the activities of the police authorities not only influence the function of the criminal justice system as a whole but also the police "gatekeeper". A very important decision on that position is that the most common decision most likely given by the police is to start a journey of suspicion of criminal trials through the maze of criminal justice in the United States "(Alpert and Dunham, 1997: 11 )

The hearing impaired community is facing the corruption they encounter in the criminal justice system. People with hearing impairment or hearing impairment have at least 50% hearing loss in one ear (Ridgeway, 2009), others can read their lips. However, only half of all languages ​​spoken can be translated into American sign language (Ridgeway 2009). Therefore, it is difficult for priests to communicate without using sign language. English and sign language are not the same language, so many monks