[CRJ 104] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 60 pages long Study Guide!
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4,474 laws in the state of nevada. 10. 2 million part 1 crimes reported to the fbi each year in the u. s. About billion spent annually that supports criminal justice in federal, state, and local governments and employs approximately 2. 5 million people. Crime conduct that violates criminal law for which there is no legally accepted justification or excuse: nature of crime constantly evolving. Individual rights advocates seeks to protect personal freedoms within the process of criminal justice. Public order advocates under specific circumstances, interests of society should take precedence over individual rights. Justice ideal ultimate goal of criminal justice and of the daily practices and challenges that characterize the criminal justice system. Includes the penal law (criminal law) and law of criminal procedures. Struggle for balance individual rights vs. public order. Three major components to criminal justice: cops, courts, corrections. Foundations of criminal justice: legal and historical bases.