Criminal justice cake

What is the funnel model of justice?
Funnel Model
conceives of the criminal justice system as a funnel through which criminal cases flow.
In this model, many crimes occur at the top of the funnel, and only a few lead to incarceration at the bottom of the funnel..

Does media coverage of crime reflect the bottom tier of the wedding cake model?

Media coverage of crime is disproportionately focused on violent, shocking, or high-profile cases, which doesn’t accurately reflect the vast bottom tier of the wedding cake model:

low-level misdemeanors that

while far more common than murders or celebrity scandals

seldom make the headlines or capture the public’s attention.

What is a misdemeanor in a wedding cake?

The lowest and largest tier of the wedding cake model consists of misdemeanors — minor offenses rapidly processed by the courts in an “assembly line” fashion, with no publicity or fanfare surrounding notable cases.
Examples of crimes in this category include:

petty theft

disturbing the peace

and minor acts of vandalism.

2004 Bill Cosby oration

The Pound Cake speech was given by Bill Cosby on May 17, 2004, during an NAACP Legal Defense Fund awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v.
Board of Education Supreme Court decision.

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Criminal justice cake

What is the funnel model of justice?

Does media coverage of crime reflect the bottom tier of the wedding cake model?

What is a misdemeanor in a wedding cake?