Criminal Justice System

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  1. 2. the court may retain jurisdiction until the juvenile legally becomes an adult (at age 21in most States). In some jurisdictions, juvenile offenders may be classified as youthful offenders which can lead to extended sentences.
  2. 3. has also established a criminal justice system at the Federal level to respond to Federal crimes such a bank robbery, kidnaping, and transporting stolen goods across State lines.
  3. 4. Arrest or detain people
  4. 7. requiring the offender to pay compensation to the victim.
  5. 8. a decision is made either to send the matter further into the justice system or to divert the case out of the system, often to alternative programs. Examples of alternative programs include drug treatment, individual or group counseling, or referral to educational and recreational programs.
  6. 10. permit the judge to set the sentence length within certain limits, but some have determinate sentencing laws that stipulate a specific sentence length that must be served and cannot be altered by a parole board.
  7. 11. Once an indictment or information has been filed with the trial court, the accused is scheduled for arraignment. At the arraignment, the accused is informed of the charges, advised of the rights of criminal defendants, and asked to enter a plea to the charges.
  8. 13. Determine date and conditions of parole
  9. 14. they must decide whether to take action
  10. 15. allowing the convicted person to remain at liberty but subject to certain conditions and restrictions such as drug testing or drug treatment
  11. 16. Under our form of government, each State and the Federal Government has its own criminal justice system. All systems must respect the rights of individuals set forth in court interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and defined in case law.
  12. 17. usually have jurisdiction over matters concerning children, including delinquency, neglect, and adoption.
  13. 19. accepts penalty without admitting guilt
  14. 21. primarily applied as penalties in minor offenses
  15. 22. Impose sentence
  16. 23. examines criminal and civil cases processed through the judicial system, as well as the organizations and the professionals that play key roles in the adjudication process.
  17. 25. Once the suspects, defendants, or offenders are released from the jurisdiction of a criminal justice agency, they may be processed through the criminal justice system again for a new crime.
  18. 26. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
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  1. 1. the judge decides
  2. 5. they take part directly in the criminal justice process by reporting crime to the police
  3. 6. Assign to type of correctional facility
  4. 9. exercised throughout the criminal justice system
  5. 12. File charges or petitions for adjudication
  6. 18. Once a law enforcement agency has established that a crime has been committed, a suspect must be identified and apprehended for the case to proceed through the system
  7. 20. may come from individuals, families, neighborhood associations, business, industry, agriculture, educational institutions, the news media, or any other private service to the public.
  8. 24. Offenders sentenced to incarceration usually serve time in a local jail or a State prison. Offenders sentenced to less than 1 year generally go to jail; those sentenced to more than 1 year go to prison. Persons admitted to the Federal system or a State prison system may be held in prisons with varying levels of custody or in a community correctional facility.