criminal justice

noun

1. the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of criminal proceedings and punishment.

Example Sentences

Ms Bain said protections remained in place to protect the "dignity, privacy, and wellbeing of victims throughout the criminal justice process".

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His next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 12 in the Foltz Criminal Justice Center.

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Criminal Justice social work reports are being prepared ahead of sentencing next month.

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Also in the room was Kim Kardashian, the reality television star who had reinvented herself as a criminal justice advocate.

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The heists inspired other thieves across Europe, because they exposed the lax security at museums as well as a lack of tough penalties from the criminal justice system, according to Christopher Marinello, a Venice-based lawyer specialized in recovering stolen art.

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