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The Structure of Criminal Justice. The phrase criminal justice system refers to a collection of federal, state, and local public agencies that deal with the crime problem. These agencies process suspects, defendants, and convicted offenders and are interdependent insofar as the decisions of one agency affect other agencies.
The Adversary Justice System. The best way to discover the truth, according to the adversary model of criminal justice, is by having an advocate for the prosecution and for the defense. Each advocate has the responsibility for presenting the facts from a partisan point of view.