criminal justice
Americannoun
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But enforcement of these laws has long occupied an unusual no-man’s-land in this country, scrambling the standard political lines around criminal justice.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
"We are determined to make sure that the criminal justice system works for victims."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“The criminal justice system is not aligned with the realities of sexual assault,” Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
In the criminal justice system, jurors are entitled to acquit defendants by deliberately rejecting evidence or refusing to apply the law, often by substituting their own sense of fairness—a concept known as jury nullification.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
From that point on, he had no exposure to the criminal justice system.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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