What are the main components of the criminal justice system? How do they interrelate? How might they conflict?

What will be an ideal response?


• There are three main components: police, courts, and corrections. Although in a certain sense they all share a common goal of achieving "justice," self-serving interests, including political currents, informal arrangements, and personal discretion, may lead to conflict between the components. The pressure for police to put offenders behind bars, for example, can conflict with the desire of corrections officials to reduce prison overcrowding. The shared goal of justice may in turn be sacrificed because of these conflicts.

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What will be an ideal response?

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