Tera Knight
CJ101
Week 1 Assignment
What If You Were Boss?
There are three Components of Criminal Justice system Law enforcement, Attorney, and Corrections. If I was head man in charge, the three components would extremely be difficult and undertaking would be one for starters Law enforcement (police department) protecting and serving. The police departments are created to protect and serve, maintain order, enforces criminal laws and behavior. The police department patrols communities to ensure safety on streets and residents. The second component is the courts (criminal courthouse) are where the trial process takes place. The criminals usually are responsible defendants of which they are accused of violating the law being charged to them. The courts are expected to convict and punish the criminals of the crime, basically finding the guilty and sentencing them to probation, jail, or prison. The third component is corrections (community supervision of convicted criminals). Corrections could be considered as probation, parole, jail, or prison for both juveniles and adults offenders. In corrections, the security ranges from lower to maximum depending on the nature of the crime. Corrections are imposed by the courts (prosecutor and jury). If I were boss the most complicated component would be in my opinion would be Law Enforcement.
I chose Law enforcement because you have to catch criminal, right reports that determine the charge and making it stick. A police officer must have probable cause to arrest the criminal for the violation of the laws committed. Some police officers have to deal with the resisting of a criminal arrest. Law enforcement officers get in very dangerous situations that include losing their life to save another. Although I being in law enforcement is a lot of hard work and dangerous but it’s worth it. If I were boss I would make sure the have protective attire fully. The uniform attire would have bullet