RESPONSE TO Frances Furnald

 
 
The American justice system, it a network of systems at the federal, state and special jurisdictional levels like military courts and territorial courts.  They are at different levels they are all based on the US Constitution.  Components of the justice system involve the coordination of different parts.  The idea is to make the offenders pay for and repent, their criminal act.  There are three components of the criminal justice system and they are law enforcement, adjudication, and corrections. 
Law enforcement started when a crime is detected.  When a crime is detected the law enforcement will investigate, arrest the suspect, gather and preserve evidence, establish the motive and complete the reports by stating results of the investigation (U.S. Criminal justice system, 2019).  At the federal level, law enforcement covers an area of criminals.  Homeland Security addressed the problems of human trafficking.  The US Department of Justice is like the FBI that has police power over the crime of significant impact on terrorists (U.S. Criminal justice system, 2019).  The final law enforcement is at the state and local level and they also are to enforce laws, maintain peace and provide their constituencies safety and security (U.S. Criminal justice system, 2019). 
Adjudication of a criminal case is the legal process by which a judgment is pronounced by the court.  There are multiple steps, pretrial, arraignment, trial, sentencing, and the death penalty.  Pretrial is where the law enforcement submitted their reports to the prosecutor and the prosecutor determines whether or not a crime was committed and what will be the charge for the crime (U.S. Criminal justice system, 2019).  Arraignment is when the prosecutor decides to press charges and the suspect is read the charges against him or her.  The trial is when both sides get to argue their side.  Sentencing is when the penalty imposed on the offender who has been found guilty as a result of the trial.  The death penalty in the US is only for offenders convicted of heinous crimes. 
Corrections is the third component of the criminal justice system.  Federal and state justice systems hold correction as the replacement for penology that many find harsh and unforgiving (U.S. Criminal justice system, 2019).  Corrections manage the incarcerated convict and those who are conditionally released.  The administration of the correction section must adhere to lawful standards.  This process involves reform and rehabilitation programs to prepare eligible convicts to reenter society. 
The decision for punishment must be provided by the judge.  Our goal is to rehabilitate criminals.  My father has always said that if you make a mistake and you learn from it than it was a learning experience if you don’t commit the same crime.  Alternative sentencing is to provide offenders with other solutions than prison.  Some may be fines, restrictions, community services, and pretrial diversion.  This holds true to not everyone is a criminal some people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time.  The concept of retribution as justice is an issue shaped by the beliefs of God and God’s character (Grimsrud, 2002).
Creating a new way of sentencing and punishing an offender when conventional methods failed to help them.  Alternative sentences can include innovative punishments such as breathalyzer dives in their cars so their car will not start unless they have clean breath, give lectures to classes about the dangers of criminal behavior, attend lectures given by victims, complete a drug or alcohol treatment program do weekend jail time or house arrest (Sentencing alternatives: prison, probation, fines, and community service, 2019).  For innovation sentencing to prosper there must be thoughtful planning and an assertive execution of how this sentencing will prevail. 
References
Grimsrud, T. (2002). Rethinking God, Justice, and Treatment of Offenders. Journal of Offenders Rehabilitation, 35.3/4.
Sentencing alternatives: prison, probation, fines, and community service. (2019). Retrieved from Nolo: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/sentencing-alternatives-prison-probation-fines-30294.html
U.S. Criminal justice system. (2019). Retrieved from Correctional officer.org: https://www.correctionalofficer.org/us-criminal-justice-system