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This course introduces you to the foundations of criminal justice you will learn the ins and outs of the system
and examine more specifically the emerging issues in criminal justice the criminal justice system is made up of
police courts and corrections it is with hope that through your observations of what is happening in the world
you’ll be able to appreciate how crime is investigated and understandings some of the intricacies of how criminal
justice practitioners move towards implementing strategies to prevent crime the primitive justice system operates
at both the local state and federal levels laws are defined by what the majority deems as wrongful behavior there
are crimes that are inherently and morally wrong there are also some crimes that are wrong under the purview of
the current laws that are in place these laws are governed by a specific public opinion in that moment in time
how the criminal justice system operates has been debated since its inception the crime control and due process
models are 2 models that investigate how the criminal justice system should work the crime control model in for
sizes that there is a critical need to punish offenders immediately and this is the most pressing objective the due
process model however focuses on individual rights at all phases of the justice process the info says here is
maintaining constitutional and procedural protections under the law it is critical to understand that laws reflect
the acceptance and norms of the current society we must 1st recognize that some societies may deem one
behavior is acceptable and legal while another society may deem that exact same behavior as deviant
reprehensible and in some cases illegal the criminal justice system is made up of many practitioner actors that
interact with both victims and offenders in different ways alternately However all parts of the criminal justice
system have the responsibility of protecting society and upholding justice. There are tens of thousands of
agencies that make up the criminal justice system when crime is reported to the police the criminal justice
system process begins it is the role and responsibility of the police to resolve community problems and respond
to crime police officers interact with suspects victims and witnesses when a crime is reported to law enforcement
an offender may or may not begin their entry into the system it is at the discretion of the law enforcement officer
after an offender enters into the criminal justice system inevitably they will reach the court phase the prosecutor
is responsible for attaching specific charges to a case once charges have been filed the defendant will be
summoned in front of a judge for an initial appearance the courts will determine whether there is enough
probable cause to justify the actions of the court many cases are subsequently plea bargain and the American
justice system has a 2 court system which operates at both the state and federal levels depending upon their
jurisdiction these courts here federal state criminal and civil cases alternately the most crucial role of the courts
is to do justice the role of Corrections is to punish offenders and meet specific goals goals of Corrections include
retribution deterrence incapacitation and rehabilitation other correctional objectives include making certain that
offenders are able to successfully reintegrate into society after serving prison sentences and to see to it that
victims are receiving appropriate and adequate restitution for their victimizations finally the criminal justice
system is responsible for providing a number of resources to support victims. As a practitioner of criminal
justice you will be challenged to make ethical decisions at every turn it is critical that as a practitioner you Graf’s
your purpose in protecting society upholding justice and maintaining social responsibility there are many
misconceptions about the criminal justice system and as a representative of the field you will be responsible for
dispelling those and that this the spelling myths has the ability to conserve billions of dollars and resources
focusing on the reality is permits us to draw our attention and allocate resources to issues that truly matter we
can then help revolutionize the system in a positive and more efficient way thinking about how and why we
enter the field of criminal justice can influence how we deal with contemporary global challenges like cyber
crime and terrorism taking into consideration our own experiences with the criminal justice system will also
influence how we perform as practitioners in the field I encourage you to reflect on your own experiences with
the American criminal justice system what did you find pleasant about the process and your experience what
about the systems process if anything did you find to be negative ineffective or particularly challenging Lastly as
a practitioner How would you influence change the Bible underlines that justice is required at all levels of
government in other words it is not only judges that are responsible for upholding justice Proverbs 213 says to
do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice and so this means that as practitioners in
the field we must be willing to 1st love all individuals and the way that we love God in John 419 scripture reads
We love because He loved us if anyone says I love God and hates his brother he is a liar for he who does not
love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen this is very powerful this shift
attention to how the American criminal justice system must embrace social responsibility in loving one another
as we love God. God Furthermore America was based upon covenantal principles covenant affirms both the
individual and the group without over emphasizing one over the other in Scripture the operative word for
covering it is the Hebrew term hast which means loving Filmon of covenant obligation this is a unique in Physis

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and today’s more licentious society there is a foolish assumption that if something is duty driven it must not be
based upon true love because true love after all is based upon emotion passion and authenticity Scripture would
reject this notion in counter that if love is true in serious it comports itself with the carrying out of duties in
routines and not in a root sterile way but in a loving way it into sizes the need to go the extra mile and beyond
the letter of the law to care for others and this is a powerful reverberation about how all participants in the
criminal justice process should care for one another.