B.S Criminal Justice

"Criminal justice is a generic term that refers to the laws, procedures, institutions, and policies at play before, during, and after the commission of a crime. As a modern concept, criminal justice expresses two central ideas. The first is that criminals and victims of crime have certain rights, while the second is that criminal conduct should be prosecuted and punished by the state following set laws. By contrast, throughout ancient history, criminal acts were resolved privately, often by blood feuds for murder and trial by ordeal for other crimes. The biblical phrase ""an eye for an eye"" embodied the criminal justice principles of ancient times. In ancient Athens, for example, citizens were left to investigate and prosecute crimes with no government assistance. In this context, criminal justice referred to all available means private citizens had to avenge the harm caused by a crime."