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much more similar to small for pro�ts than to large non pro�ts. Similarly, large nonpro�ts are often more similar to large for-pro�ts than small nonpro�ts” (McNamara, 2007, no page).

What Are Criminal Justice Organizations?

The criminal justice system is comprised of many agen‐ cies working toward di�erent albeit related tasks. It is important to understand these agencies, their goals and objectives, their history, and their clientele to be able to design an e�ective and e�cient system focused on pro‐ viding quality services. There are four primary areas of criminal justice: police, courts, corrections, and security (although some would not include security, since it is pri‐ marily pro�t-based).

The police are perhaps the most familiar part of the crim‐ inal justice system, since they are the ones called when someone becomes a victim of a crime, the ones that stop drivers who violate tra�c laws, and are those seen driv‐ ing around the neighborhood on patrol by community members. The police department is a highly structured agency primarily responsible for two tasks. First, the po‐ lice enforce the law by responding to calls regarding law violations, arrest persons they witness or suspect to be violating the law, and make tra�c or other types of stops. They rely heavily on state statutes and constitutional re‐ quirements in performing these tasks In this role the44% of sample

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