The criminal justice system has become a big business at the federal, state and local levels which require an enormous amount of money. The federal government passes the money down to the state and local jurisdictions so that they can purchase equipment needed to prevent crime.
The local level bears the most cost of police protection with 70% of the budget, also the local level of Judicial/Legal Services at 40% of the budget, but Correction budget at the state level was 59% (Bohm, & Haley, 2012). I can see how these figures are correct because the local level is where the law enforcement make the arrest. The money that is allocated to be spent by the local government on criminal justice system is little or nothing. They receive 6.2% which
The local level bears the most cost of police protection with 70% of the budget, also the local level of Judicial/Legal Services at 40% of the budget, but Correction budget at the state level was 59% (Bohm, & Haley, 2012). I can see how these figures are correct because the local level is where the law enforcement make the arrest. The money that is allocated to be spent by the local government on criminal justice system is little or nothing. They receive 6.2% which