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| criminal justice system | the various stages through which offenders pass, from initial contact with the law to final disposition |
| courtroom work group | all parties in the adversary process working together in a cooperative effort to settle cases with the least amount of effort and conflict |
| social control | the ability of society and its institutions to control, manage, restrain, or direct human behavior |
| legislature | the branch of government in a state invested with power to make and repeal laws |
| prison | a state or federal correctional institution for the incarceration of felony offenders for terms of one year or more: penitentiary |
| jail | a county correctional institution used to hold people awaiting trial or sentencing, as well as misdemeanor offenders sentenced to a term of less than one year |
| probation | the conditional release of a convicted offender into the community under the supervision of the court, subject to certain conditions for a specified time |
| arrest | taking a person into legal custody for the purpose of restraining the accused until he or she can be held accountable for the offense at court proceedings |
| arrest warrant | written court order authorizing and directing that an individual be taken into custody to answer criminal charges |
| in presence requirement | a police officer cannot arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless the officer sees the crime occur. |
| probable cause hearing | in misdemeanor cases, a hearing to determine if probable cause exists that the accused committed the crime |
