Criminal Justice System Research Paper
Running Head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Criminal Justice System
Strayer University
Juanita Murphy
July 8, 2011
The criminal justice system is very important to our everyday life. In order for the society to feel some kind of safety within their community all the core components are necessary. The core components of the American criminal justice system are law enforcement, criminal courts, and correctional agencies (Schmalleger, 2011). According to Francis Bacon, "If we do not maintain Justice, Justice will not maintain us" (Schmalleger, 2011, p. 17). This statement is very true, as a citizen it is our civil duty to uphold our justice system. . www.ojp.usdoj.gov
This chart is broken up into five different colors per section, but it still coincides with what is learned in the text book. The light color blue is the law enforcement area. Our law enforcement is used to protect our society. They enforce the law, make the arrest, and start the investigations need for the criminal to proceed to the next steps (Schmalleger, 2011). Police are sometimes viewed as the enemy in a lot of cases, but there are police out there that do follow protocol and are here for the community’s best interest. The navy blue, …show more content…
Lastly is the yellow section of the chart. This area is the part where the convicted spends their time for committing a crime. Our correctional faculties are to protect us from all the criminals that the law enforcement and the court system have found to be guilty. The correctional agencies also have to keep the inmates safe from other inmates, and also supervision is provided (Schmalleger, 2011). There are also times where the offenders serve their time and then released back into society, so the correctional agencies provided them different opportunities to make them more successful in life (Schmalleger,
Criminal Justice System
Strayer University
Juanita Murphy
July 8, 2011
The criminal justice system is very important to our everyday life. In order for the society to feel some kind of safety within their community all the core components are necessary. The core components of the American criminal justice system are law enforcement, criminal courts, and correctional agencies (Schmalleger, 2011). According to Francis Bacon, "If we do not maintain Justice, Justice will not maintain us" (Schmalleger, 2011, p. 17). This statement is very true, as a citizen it is our civil duty to uphold our justice system. . www.ojp.usdoj.gov
This chart is broken up into five different colors per section, but it still coincides with what is learned in the text book. The light color blue is the law enforcement area. Our law enforcement is used to protect our society. They enforce the law, make the arrest, and start the investigations need for the criminal to proceed to the next steps (Schmalleger, 2011). Police are sometimes viewed as the enemy in a lot of cases, but there are police out there that do follow protocol and are here for the community’s best interest. The navy blue, …show more content…
Lastly is the yellow section of the chart. This area is the part where the convicted spends their time for committing a crime. Our correctional faculties are to protect us from all the criminals that the law enforcement and the court system have found to be guilty. The correctional agencies also have to keep the inmates safe from other inmates, and also supervision is provided (Schmalleger, 2011). There are also times where the offenders serve their time and then released back into society, so the correctional agencies provided them different opportunities to make them more successful in life (Schmalleger,