Components of the Criminal Justice System

Components of the Criminal Justice System
 
 
 
Abstract  
 
Components of the criminal justice system include the police, the court system and correctional agencies. The definition, the function and examples of each component of the American criminal justice system will be described. The criminal procedure and the processing of offenders will also be described in details.  
 
 
 
Components of the Criminal Justice System The criminal justice system consists of three main components. Those components are polices, courts, and corrections. Each component will be defined according to the American criminal justice system. The primary function of each component will also be identified and two examples of each component will be given. The ultimate…show more content…
What is the court system? What is the function of the court system? The court system is the system where offenders are sentence for committing their crime. The function of the court system is to issue punishment to criminals and ensure proper sentencing is given for crimes. Examples of the court system are “Judge Judy” and “Judge Mathis”. The images that “Judge Judy” and “Judge Mathis” present are positive images. The stage that “Judge Judy” and “Judge Mathis” depict in the criminal justices system are where the judge hears the arguments of the case at hand, the judge hears both the plaintiff and defendant, and then the judge makes a decision on the case for which evidence was presented in front of them. I think this a fair representation of the criminal justice procedure. Having been chosen to be a juror on the grand jury, I know that the procedures listed above are how the court system operates in Georgia. What is the corrections part of the criminal justice system? What is the function? When one thinks of the correctional part of the criminal justice system, one thinks of the jail and prison. The functions of the correctional institutions are to house criminals until they go to court and to house inmates until their sentence is complete. When an offender goes to prison, this is the last