criminal justice
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles — 1 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
"criminal justice" means activities pertaining to crime prevention, control, or reduction, or the enforcement of the criminal law, including, but not limited to, police efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or to apprehend criminals, including juveniles, activities of courts having criminal jurisdiction, and related agencies (including but not limited to prosecutorial and defender services, juvenile delinquency agencies and pretrial service or release agencies), activities of corrections, probation, or parole authorities and related agencies assisting in the rehabilitation, supervision, and care of criminal offenders, and programs relating to the prevention, control, or reduction of narcotic addiction and juvenile delinquency;
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 10251Crime Control and Law Enforcement · General provisions · as used in this chapter
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 3791The Public Health and Welfare · General provisions · as used in this chapter