College law enforcement course question, I would like to hear other opinions?

Question

Do the three justice components (police, courts, and corrections) constitute a true system or are they more appropriately described as a process or a true non-system?

Answer 1

Like any democratic government process, our justice system provides for a system of checks and balances -- to insure that power is shared among the components. The components don't always share the same goals and they often appear to be in conflict with one another. This is the result of our system being an "adversarial" one -- where everything is tested and nothing is taken at "face value" -- and every fact is validated before a representative of any of the components is permitted to act. It's a cumbersome and tedious system that is designed to prevent or identify potential mistakes before any harm is done.

My opinion...a process which works as best as the components it entails!