Intro to criminal justice

law enforcement, courts, and corrections

3 main pillars of CJ

Jail

364 days or less (short-term serving time, made for trial) 

Prison

365 days or more (long-term serving time, bigger felons, for sentencing) 

ATF

Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms

Supreme courts

 the highest court system, everything that involves civil rights being broken, and they pick only 100 cases to take per year. 

Federal marshal

protects the Supreme Court, handles federal crimes, and makes arrests. 

sheriff

 responsible for the county, county jail, and county sheriff's department. 

FBI

protects the United States from terrorist activities. 

-municipal (local town level)

-county (sheriff's department)

-state (troopers)

-federal (FBI)

The 4 levels of law enforcement

the head of the courtroom

judge

Prosecution

tasked with representing the government's case in court

Secret services

protecting presidents and their immediate family 

representing the defense's case 

Defense Eterney

balif

responsible for safety inside the courtroom

Homeland Security

border protection, Secret Service, amd Coast Guard. 

CJ

The structure, function, and decision making of agencies that deal with the management of crime and control of crime and criminal effendors.