Crime And The Justice System - 836 Words

A quote by Henri-Frederic Amiel, â€Å"Before crime is committed conscience must be corrupted, and every bad man who succeeds in reaching a high point of wickedness begins with this.† (NotableQuotes, n.d.) All human beings are born innocent; they are not born into this world to automatic be programmed to become bad. Criminal acts start happening when a person is exposed in that kind of environment, may it be due to religion, culture, and most especially the media. Talks of crime and the justice system are endless, and opinions about it vary. Knowing what it and the proper functionally of it will shed some light to the lingering questions. What is crime, choices theories and the components, processes and goals of the criminal justices system?†¦show more content†¦Choice theory is the decision that a person makes regardless if the outcome is good or bad. When a person chooses to do certain things, it comes from within and not influenced from outside sources. In regards to committing a crime, it is a person choice to do the crime or not. A person acts upon or not, it is utterly an internal sense. The criminal justice system consists of agencies that combat criminal activities. Federal, state, and local makeup these agencies. For example, certain crimes are dealt with in their specified agencies; federal offenses are only for federal authorities to deal with and so forth. These agencies are interdependent as far as the severity of the crime or how it affects one agency to the next. The justice system also makes up three branches of government; legislature, judiciary, and executive. The major components that make up the justice system are the police departments, courts, and corrections. These three components put together are responsible for preventing and deterring crimes by arresting, trying, and punishing those who violate the laws put in place for peace and order. The police departments are there for the public to maintain and enforce order and to provide services. The courts serve as a middle man once a person is arrested for a crime he or she appears in court in front of a jury and a judge to be determined guilty or innocent. The purpose of correctional facilities