Sociology / Unit 5 Soc 0684 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Criminal Justice System
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The idea
The criminal justice system comprises the three stages that respond to crime: policing, the courts, and corrections.
In practice
An arrest, a trial, and a sentence are three separate institutions with different rules and personnel.
Where people slip
The stages act on those who reach them, and most offenses never enter the system at all.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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