Criminal justice
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For other uses, see Criminal justice (disambiguation).
Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and the prisons system.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (December 2010) |