criminal justice
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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United States, an important criminal justice case to be argued at the start of the court’s new term, is unexpected.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
State law requires students be told the criminal justice system uses a different standard of proof and evidence than its Title IX investigations, a Cornell spokeswoman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Amnesty urged the UN General Assembly to "create an international criminal justice mechanism aimed at prosecuting those most implicated".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
She said that prevention work was "key" to stop young people from entering the criminal justice system and early intervention could have changed the course of her life.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Although the organization included racial justice among its core priorities, reform of the criminal justice system was not a major part of its racial justice work.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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