Question

How does any criminal justice system broadcast an ideological message supportive of the prevailing social and economic arrangements?

Answer 1

The criminal justice system implicitly communicates an ideology or message that every individual criminal bears complete responsibility for his or her actions, while ignoring the social conditions such as poverty, illiteracy etc. that play an indirect yet vital role in the act of the crime. These factors are thus rendered invisible by the criminal justice system as the role of ideology is to create and maintain the existing social and economic arrangements.