What is Criminal Justice?

Everyone has their own definition of the criminal justice system. Some may not agree with other peoples definition. For instances, someone may say the criminal justice system is a system that is messed up and has a lot of problems and they do not do their job right. While someone else may say the exact opposite.

The definition of the Criminal Justice System according to google is the system of the law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offenses. Although it is what the criminal justice system is but many have their own definition of the criminal justice system.

My definition of the criminal justice system is a system of justice when a crime is committed and police officers make an arrest and investigators observe the scene and then evidence gets sent to the prosecutors as well the charge that should be charged, and they make the decision of what the criminal should be convicted of and then court process starts.

However, there are many words that could be involved in the criminal justice system that may mean something different to someone else. For example the word justice. Justice to me is making sure something gets done because of what someone else did, such as a crime. Many people refer to justice in the criminal justice system because it means to be fair. In most cases it does not necessarily mean fairness it is more of a peace of mind for the family that someone gets punished for the crime that was committed. For instances, my brother being murdered had a really big impact on our family, nothing can be done for us to feel or be the same because my brother is not here with us no more. Getting justice for my brother gives us that peace of mind that the person who murdered my brother will get sentenced for the damage they have caused. Although, it will bring closure to our family but it will still be painful going through a long process to get justice but we will never stop fighting till we get justice.

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