1. History of Criminal Justice System
After the civil war, frontier towns set up "vigilance committees" and asked their vigilantes to deep order an d go after badman. ... What is the Criminal Justice system Criminal justice refers to the agencies fo government charged with enforcing law, adjudicating crime, and correcting criminal conduct. ... It consist of more than 55,00 public agencies, and now costs federal, state, and local governments nearly $150 billion for civil an criminal justice; this amounts to more than $500 for every resident in the United States. At an entry level of government, the cost of operating the j...
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