The Key Components Of The Criminal Justice System
Naomi Sewpaul
Mrs. Holland
Internship
28 October 2016
The Criminal Justice System What would The United States do without the criminal justice system? The criminal justice system is supposed to control crime and give punishment for those who commit a crime. It plays an immense role on America and the way crimes are handle. There are three main components that make up the criminal justice system and the way it functions. Law enforcement, courts, and corrections make up this system, and without these three components America would not be the way it is today. Law enforcement is one of the most important components. There are several different jobs that are considered to be law enforcement. Sheriffs and deputies, patrol officers, detectives, federal agents, park rangers, etc. are all law enforcement jobs. These are the individuals …show more content…
The people who make up this component are judges, defense lawyers, prosecutors and jury members. They each play a significant role in the courts, and without one of them the court process will not work ("The Criminal Justice System.").
Judges are the head of the court. They make the decision in many criminal cases and nearly all civil cases. Judges play the most important role when it comes to the court process in the criminal justice system. “The judge is the “trier of fact’, deciding whether the evidence is credible and which witnesses are telling the truth” ("The Role of the Judge”).
A criminal defense attorney plays the role of defending a person who was accused of committing a crime. They are either hired by the defendant or appointed by the court if the defendant cannot afford one (Dunning). A good defense attorney tries to get their client out on bail, and tries to talk to the district attorney about reducing or dropping charges. The main job for defense attorneys is to protect their client’s rights and to defend them in court ("The Criminal Justice
Mrs. Holland
Internship
28 October 2016
The Criminal Justice System What would The United States do without the criminal justice system? The criminal justice system is supposed to control crime and give punishment for those who commit a crime. It plays an immense role on America and the way crimes are handle. There are three main components that make up the criminal justice system and the way it functions. Law enforcement, courts, and corrections make up this system, and without these three components America would not be the way it is today. Law enforcement is one of the most important components. There are several different jobs that are considered to be law enforcement. Sheriffs and deputies, patrol officers, detectives, federal agents, park rangers, etc. are all law enforcement jobs. These are the individuals …show more content…
The people who make up this component are judges, defense lawyers, prosecutors and jury members. They each play a significant role in the courts, and without one of them the court process will not work ("The Criminal Justice System.").
Judges are the head of the court. They make the decision in many criminal cases and nearly all civil cases. Judges play the most important role when it comes to the court process in the criminal justice system. “The judge is the “trier of fact’, deciding whether the evidence is credible and which witnesses are telling the truth” ("The Role of the Judge”).
A criminal defense attorney plays the role of defending a person who was accused of committing a crime. They are either hired by the defendant or appointed by the court if the defendant cannot afford one (Dunning). A good defense attorney tries to get their client out on bail, and tries to talk to the district attorney about reducing or dropping charges. The main job for defense attorneys is to protect their client’s rights and to defend them in court ("The Criminal Justice