3.1.9 The Role of the Criminal Justice System and Other Agencies

• The police are responsible for conducting trials to determine guilt or innocence.

  False
• Match the organization with its role:

  Police ↔️ Law enforcement, order maintenance

  Courts ↔️ Conducting trials, sentencing offenders

  Prisons ↔️ Housing and managing inmates

  Probation and Parole ↔️ Monitoring and supporting released offenders
• Prisons are responsible for housing and managing convicted inmates
• Which agency monitors and supports offenders released back into the community?

  Probation and Parole
• Order the main functions of the Criminal Justice System:

  1️⃣ Prevention

  2️⃣ Detection

  3️⃣ Investigation

  4️⃣ Prosecution

  5️⃣ Punishment

  6️⃣ Rehabilitation
• Bringing formal charges against accused individuals is known as prosecution
• One of the key roles of the police is enforcing laws
• What is the role of the courts in the Criminal Justice System?

  Conducting trials and sentencing
• Which component of the Criminal Justice System is responsible for law enforcement and maintaining order?

  Police
• Order the three main roles of the police in the Criminal Justice System:

  1️⃣ Enforcing laws

  2️⃣ Maintaining order

  3️⃣ Investigating crimes
• What is the crucial role of the courts in the Criminal Justice System?

  Conducting trials
• Match the component of the Criminal Justice System with its role:

  Prisons ↔️ Holding and managing offenders

  Rehabilitation ↔️ Helping offenders reintegrate
• What role does the Education System play in crime prevention?

  Educating youth
• What is the primary role of prisons in the Criminal Justice System?

  Holding offenders
• What are the three primary roles of the police in the Criminal Justice System?

  Enforcing laws, maintaining order, investigating crimes
• What is the police's role as the frontline of the Criminal Justice System?

  Detecting, preventing, and addressing criminal activity
• The police's work is essential for upholding the rule of law and protecting the public.


  True
• The courts can impose sentences such as incarceration, fines, or probation for offenders.

  True
• Prisons are responsible for holding and managing convicted individuals
• Order the key responsibilities of the Criminal Justice System components:

  1️⃣ Police investigate crimes and maintain order

  2️⃣ Courts conduct trials and sentence offenders

  3️⃣ Prisons house and manage inmates

  4️⃣ Probation and Parole monitor released offenders
• The courts are responsible for enforcing laws and maintaining order.

  False
• The police are responsible for law enforcement, maintaining order, and investigating crimes
• What is one key role of the police in maintaining order?

  Preventing conflicts
• Punishment in the Criminal Justice System serves as both retribution and deterrence.

  True
• The police are considered the frontline of the Criminal Justice System.


  True
• Prisons are responsible for holding and managing convicted individuals
• Courts determine guilt or innocence and impose sentences
• What type of sentences can courts impose on convicted offenders?

  Incarceration, fines, or probation
• The courts determine guilt or innocence based on evidence presented in trials.


  True
• Rehabilitation aims to address the root causes of criminal behavior.

  True
• Collaborative efforts between agencies aim to address the root causes of crime.

  True
• Arrange the six main functions of the Criminal Justice System in their logical order:

  1️⃣ Prevention

  2️⃣ Detection

  3️⃣ Investigation

  4️⃣ Prosecution

  5️⃣ Punishment

  6️⃣ Rehabilitation
• The police are the frontline of the Criminal Justice System, responsible for detecting and addressing criminal activity
• The police enforce laws by patrolling communities and responding to calls
• The courts act as an independent arbiter
• The courts ensure that the rights of both the accused and the victims are protected
• Prisons and rehabilitation work together to uphold justice and promote public safety
• Conflict theory highlights the potential biases and inequities within the Criminal Justice System
• What is the Criminal Justice System designed to do?

  Prevent and rehabilitate offenders
• What is the role of probation and parole agencies?

  Monitor and support offenders