Criminal justice has emerged during the past twenty years as a distinct, interdisciplinary discipline with both a theoretical and applied mission. Political scientists have contributed to the discipline through their interest in law, politics, and administration. Organization theory has been one of the major conceptual frameworks used by political scientists to analyze the criminal courts, prosecution, and defense. As criminal justice takes its place with other scientific disciplines, a political perspective using organization theory and its related concepts will undoubtedly be a part of the paradigm.
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