Victims and Crime Evaluation
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that describes roles and functions of individuals in the criminal justice system and how victimization affects each role.
Evaluate the roles of prosecutor, defense attorney, criminal, and victim.
Summarize how victimization affects each role.
Answer the following questions:
- What are the goals of sentencing associated with each role?
- What are the goals of alternative sanctions?
- What recommendations do you have regarding victims’ rights?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
include reference page, title page, in text citations, and NO PLAGIARISM
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Introduction
A criminal justice system is any system of a country’s law enforcement that is concerned with the apprehension, prosecution, defense, sentencing and punishment of people suspected or convicted of committing criminal acts. It is a system that upholds social order by stopping and mitigating crime (Siegel &Senna, 2005). The system is made up of courts and all its various professionals, law enforcement officers and agencies, and correctional and rehabilitation centers. The court comprises judges and magistrates, prosecuting attorneys and defense attorneys. Each one of them has distinct roles in the criminal justice system and the coordination of their various roles is what leads to the definition of criminal justice……………………..words 1220