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Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process. In your paper, be sure to include the following:

• Define crime, its relationship to the law, and the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.

• Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system.

• Identify choice theories and their assumptions in regards to crime.

• Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process.

• Identify the goals of the criminal justice system.

• Address your thoughts on whether the criminal justice system is really a system.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines and site sources.