CJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chicago Crime Commission, Walnut Street Prison, Eastern State Penitentiary
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Dictionary: involving illegal activity; relating to crime; relating to laws that describe. Criminal? crimes rather than to laws about a person"s rights; morally wrong. The process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals . The administration of law; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity . The quality of being just, impartial, or fair . With millions of other u. s. citizens each year, all entered into the criminal. Defined in text as: the system of law enforcement, adjudication, and correction that is directly involved in the apprehension, prosecution, and control of those charged with criminal offenses . The system of law enforcement, adjudication, and correction Directly involved in the apprehension, prosecution, and control The set of agencies and processes established by governments . To control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws.