Compare and contrast the three main components of the criminal justice system

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The police enforce the law, investigate crimes, apprehend offenders, reduce and prevent crime, maintain public order, ensure community safety, provide emergency and related communi-ty services, and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals.
The courts conduct fair and impartial trials, decide criminal cases, ensure due process, determine guilt or innocence, impose sentences on the guilty, uphold the law, require fairness throughout the justice process, protect the rights and freedoms of anyone facing processing by the justice system, and provide a check on the exercise of power by other justice system agencies.
Corrections carry out sentences imposed by the courts; provide safe and humane custody and supervision of offenders; protect the community; rehabilitate, reform, and reintegrate convicted offenders back into the community; and respect the legal and human rights of the convicted.

Criminal Justice

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Describe the notable changes that have altered the modern criminal justice system.

What will be an ideal response?

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A questioned document is any signature, handwriting, typewriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The term that describes the concept of having supervisors only supervising the number of staff they can effectively direct is known as:

a. Centralized supervision b. Authority c. Span of control d. Unity of command

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