Criminal Justice System
Nancy Donis
CPSS/210
February 29, 2016
Stephen Gillespie

Abstract
In this week’s assignment I am to define crime and its relationship to the law. And the most common models of how society determines which act are criminal, describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system, Identify choices theories and the assumptions regarding the crime, describe the components of the criminal justice system. Below I will explain all of the questions for this assignment.

Criminal Justice System
Define crime and its relationship to the law, and the most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal. Crime is when someone does an action that violates the criminal law of the state, county or city you are in. The crime someone that does a harmful act not only to an individual or individuals but also to the community, society or the state. It can be anything from murder, rape and theft. Society determines which acts are criminal by what the society considers to be safe and normal and it can be determined by how society interacts. What society determines or beliefs what is normal is differently judged in different countries and also the penalty of the crimes. For example the United Arab Emirates implemented capital punishment against all law offenders. In the Islamic Kingdom alcohol is considered illegal. Malaysia implements mandatory death penalty on seven ounces of marijuana.
Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system.
When you violate a crime the government structure applies a criminal justice system. It also means that you should not violate basic rights or city laws. Most crime legislations and prosecutions are handled at the state level. The federal government can get involved with the ability to set conditions for funding projects. Some crimes like drugs may