What do we know about the criminal justice system? The criminal justice system is a collection of organizations involved in the arrest, prosecution, defense, conviction and incarceration of people involved in crimes; Along with the system, ordinary citizens are summoned as jurors to determine whether the accused is guilty or not. It seems to be a pretty safe, fair, and trustworthy system; one that should work relatively well, right? Unfortunately, the criminal justice system is ultra-expensive and ultra-punitive; the system does not protect victims or rehabilitate offenders. For example, jury trial; There are usually a small number of people on the jury who consider that another being's life is at stake. In a jury trial, the court literally entrusts another being's life into the hands of twelve strangers who must argue like children until they reach a verdict. In the play Twelve Angry Men, a group of men are summoned for jury duty and almost all of them prefer to reach a verdict immediately and leave; except one, juror number 8. He managed to stop the group by requesting a discussion about the murder trial before voting "guilty" or "not guilty." Not once did Juror #8 allow others to influence him unless they had a valid explanation. Often in a jury setting, participants may be tempted to reach a quick verdict in order to get it over with and go home. Thus, their conclusions are usually erroneous and hasty generalizations, without any proper judgment. In the room, all jurors except Juror No. 8 claimed that a "single" knife had been identified as a murder weapon and that the boy, or alleged murderer, had been seen with it although he claimed to have lost it. ...... middle of paper ...... I increase considerably. Also, particularly because of the media, we often forget this rule “innocent until proven guilty”. Given the way society deals with criminal injustice today, our media often delivers a verdict before the justice system. Whether out of ignorance or not, many people read the morning paper or read on the Internet and let their minds soak in the information they are given, without stopping to question what they are being told. When they hear about someone being tried for murder, they think about how they will be punished, not whether they should be punished. Other factors such as racism, discrimination and prejudice also come into play. There are often too many questions left unanswered and too many questions left unanswered. The American justice system is unreliable and unfair and far too many innocent people are punished..