Difference between revisions of "Actors in the Criminal Justice System"
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* Criminal Defense Lawyers | * Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
* Defendant(s) | * Defendant(s) | ||
+ | * Executive Office | ||
* Judges | * Judges | ||
− | * [[Jury]] (lay people acting as fact finders) | + | * [[Jury]] (lay people acting as fact finders) |
− | * | + | * Legislature |
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− | * Parole Officers | + | |
+ | * Mental Health Services * Parole Officers | ||
* Police | * Police | ||
* Prison Officials | * Prison Officials |
Revision as of 15:43, 8 December 2010
Although organized differently, most criminal justice systems are made up of the following parts:
- Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Defendant(s)
- Executive Office
- Judges
- Jury (lay people acting as fact finders)
- Legislature
- Mental Health Services * Parole Officers
- Police
- Prison Officials
- Prosecutors, Procurators, or their equivalent
- Victims