police serve as a primary connection between the population and the criminal justice system.
who serves as a primary connection between the population and the criminal justice system?
police
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section::::criminal-justice system.:definition.





















































the criminal-justice system consists of three main parts:





















































bullet::::1. law enforcement agencies, usually the police





















































bullet::::2. courts and accompanying prosecution and defence lawyers





















































bullet::::3. agencies for detaining and supervising offenders, such as prisons and probation agencies.





















































in the criminal justice system, these distinct agencies operate together as the principal means of maintaining the rule of law within society.





















































section::::criminal-justice system.:law enforcement.
criminal justice
according to dorothy roberts the current prison system serves as a punitive system in which mass incarceration has become the response to problems in society. field studies regarding prison conditions describe behavioral changes produced by prolonged incarceration, and conclude that imprisonment undermines the social life of inmates by exacerbating criminality or impairing their capacity for normal social interaction. roberts further argues this racial disparity in imprisonment, particularly with african americans, subjects them to political subordination by destroying their positive connection with society. roberts also argues that institutional factors – such as the prison industrial complex itself – become enmeshed in everyday lives, so much so that prisons no longer function as "law enforcement" systems. it has also been argued that latinos have been overlooked in the debate over the criminal justice system. it has also been suggested that differences in the way the criminal justice system treats blacks and whites decreases legitimacy, which, in turn, increases criminal behavior, leading to further increases in racial disparities in interactions with the criminal justice system.
race in the united states criminal justice system