Perfect Criminal Justice System

I could not imagine living in a country that did not have a criminal justice system. I would live my life day to day in fear of being hurt and not having anyone to turn to in order for justice to be served. I am glad that I live in an error where there is a criminal justice system put into place to try and ensure the safety of the citizens in the communities. Although it is not a perfect criminal justice system but it is still a system that works for majority of the situations that occur. The United States was not always a place that possessed a criminal justice system. It was not until the early 1700’s that the United Sates began to put a criminal justice system in place. The United States criminal justice system is composed of three main …show more content…
Criminals sometime get away with crimes without going to jail and sometime innocent people go to jail. Just like every other system they criminal justice system has its flaws. However, the criminal justice system has save many lives and has come a long way since the 1700 because of the three components that it is comprised of. The police department patrols the streets and arrives at the scene when they are called in order to keep the citizens safe. The court systems helps to get justice for people by letting them plead their case so they can fight for their innocents and the corrections portion of the system give criminals an opportunity to server their time in a secure and safe place. Without the criminal justice system I think the world would be full of chaos and random people trying to be hero’s but really hurting the community (Misis and Sabath, …show more content…
One of the major criminal issues that stick out to me is the criminal issues on drugs. People of all ages think that it is okay to sell and use illegal drug substances. For the youth and young adults, they believe that buying and selling drugs is the new and excited cool thing to do when in fact they are destroying their lives. A lot of criminal activity takes place when people are under the influence and people do stupid things and get hurt. Many people are fascinated with marijuana and or lacking their marijuana with another drug to increase their high. Drug dealers are making major profits off of college students and people in the community who enjoy the drugs. There are students who sell drugs to students and neighbors who sell drugs to neighbors. It is a crime within today’s society and it is almost accepted in today’s society because people are doing drugs in recreational settings and in business