What is the CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM?
A criminal justice system is a set of legal and social institutions for enforcing the criminal law in accordance with a defined set of procedural rules and limitations. In the United States, there are separate federal, state, and military criminal justice systems, and each state has separate systems for adults and juveniles.
Citation: FRASE, R. S., & WEIDNER, R. R. (2002). Criminal Justice System. In J. Dressler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice (2nd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 371-393). Macmillan Reference USA. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3403000071/GVRL?u=chic13716&sid=GVRL&xid=e789053a