Parts of The Criminal Justice System
- Legislative system – network of legislatures that create laws.
- Judiciary system – network of courts that interpret the law in the name of the state, and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.
- Corrections system – network of governmental agencies that administer a jurisdiction's prisons, probation, and parole systems.
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