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criminal justice
n.
The system of law enforcement, the bar, the judiciary, corrections, and probation that is directly involved in the apprehension, prosecution, defense, sentencing, incarceration, and supervision of those suspected of or charged with criminal offenses.


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Defendants convicted of murder, rape, robbery, assault, or other violent felonies are described in terms of demographic characteristics (gender, race, and age), prior arrests and convictions, criminal justice status at the time of arrest, type of pretrial release or detention, form of adjudication, and sentence received.
a publisher of several newsletters in the criminal justice field, recently acquired Criminal Justice Funding Report from Congressional Digest Corp.
Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA) will begin the publication of two new journals later this year, including "Criminal Justice Review" with a March issue and "International Criminal Justice Review" with an issue in May.
 
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