Crime relationship to the law
The "Dictionary.com" (2014) website defines the word crime as “an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. Law can be defined as a set of rule for society to abide by for safety. Committing a crime is a disobedient act of the law which is their relationship.
Government structure as it applies to criminal justice
According to "The National Center for Victims of a Crime" (2012), the criminal justice system is the set of agencies and processes recognized by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate the law. There are multiple criminal justice system in the United States. The criminal justice system works in each area depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge ("The National Center for Victims of a Crime", 2012). There are two main systems that most individuals are aware of knowing. The first system is the state. The state handles crimes committed with in that state and no other. The second is the federal. The federal criminal justice system handles crimes committed on federal grounds or in multiple states ("The National Center for Victims of a Crime", 2012).

Theories and Assumptions in regards to a Crime Rational cause, sociological positivism, biological positivism, and psychological positivism are the four choice theories for crime.” Rational cause is the basis of the theory explains offender motivation to commit a crime as a purposeful decision with intent of personal gain in the form of ego-boosting incentives such as money, power, status or learning.” ("Ehow ", 1999-2014).” Sociological positivism theory focuses on how an offender conforms to his surroundings, becoming a product of his environment and social learning and that criminality is inevitable under circumstances such as