Throughout this course, I have learned a considerable amount of information regarding law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system. Firstly, those in law enforcement, use discretion to make decisions of how and when to enforce the law (Hendrix, 2013, p.137). Laws are enforced so that they may restrain evil, not entirely remove it (Fischer, 2015, Biblical Principles). Second, the role of the courts is to assist law enforcement in deciding how to punish criminal offenders. While God is the ultimate authority, he still calls for government to punish those who have done evil (Fischer, 2015, Biblical Principles). Lastly, the correctional system is where criminal offenders are placed after sentencing. Here, criminals are stripped of
