Which set lists the three components of the criminal justice system?

Which set lists the three components of the criminal justice system?

• A. Police, Hospitals and Schools
• B. Police, Courts and Corrections
• C. Courts and Legislatures
• D. Executives, Legislatives, and Judges

Answer: (B)

The three components of the criminal justice system are police, courts, and corrections. Police enforce laws and maintain public order, investigating and detaining suspects. Courts interpret and apply laws, holding trials and determining guilt or innocence, then assigning penalties. Corrections administer those penalties and oversee rehabilitation, including jails, probation, and parole. Together, they cover enforcement, adjudication, and post-conviction management. Hospitals and schools aren’t part of the criminal justice system itself. Legislatures create laws but don’t enforce or adjudicate crimes, so they don’t represent the three core components. The combination of executives, legislatures, and judges mixes governmental roles that aren’t the standard trio of enforcement, adjudication, and correction.

The three components of the criminal justice system are police, courts, and corrections. Police enforce laws and maintain public order, investigating and detaining suspects. Courts interpret and apply laws, holding trials and determining guilt or innocence, then assigning penalties. Corrections administer those penalties and oversee rehabilitation, including jails, probation, and parole. Together, they cover enforcement, adjudication, and post-conviction management.

Hospitals and schools aren’t part of the criminal justice system itself. Legislatures create laws but don’t enforce or adjudicate crimes, so they don’t represent the three core components. The combination of executives, legislatures, and judges mixes governmental roles that aren’t the standard trio of enforcement, adjudication, and correction.