What does criminal justice mean?

Definitions for criminal justice
crim·i·nal jus·tice

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  1. Criminal justice

    Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and the prisons system.

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  1. Criminal justice

    Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. Those accused of crime have protections against abuse of investigatory and prosecution powers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of criminal justice in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of criminal justice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of criminal justice in a Sentence

  1. Sean Morales-Doyle:

    By passing this bill, the state assembly has sent a clear message : if you live in the community, you should be able to vote, disenfranchising people on parole is a vestige of Jim Crow and because of the racial disparities plaguing New York State's criminal justice system, it has had an enormous impact on Black and Latino New Yorkers. We look forward to the governor putting an end to it by signing this bill into law.

  2. Fox News:

    I understand that we can have criminal justice reform, we can have police reform, but there has to be a balance because at this point criminals are unafraid of the police, they’re unafraid of the prosecutors, they won’t capitulate to the laws, so what do we do next?

  3. Kimano M. Edwards:

    Criminal Justice reform is long overdue. I am hopeful for meaningful, practical, and sensible change.

  4. Jennifer Harrison:

    Governor Cuomo and company have created the perfect recipe for disaster, violence, and death with Governor Cuomo and company criminal justice reforms.

  5. Jim Webb:

    Secretary Clinton yesterday gave a speech on criminal justice reform — I've been talking about this for 9 years.


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