T n Components of the Criminal Justice System Law Enforcement - Law enforcement officers investigate crimes, gather, and protect evidence, and take reports on various crimes. Courts - make sure the rule of law is followed and adjudicate what happens in the courts. Along with juries, judges hear evidence presented by attorneys who argue for the guilt or innocence of the accused. judges can also accept or reject plea agreements. oversee trials, and sentence offenders convicted of a crime Corrections - After offenders are convicted in the courts. the corrections system separates them from the rest of society. Professionals within the corrections system work to help rehabilitate offenders and provide a system where those accused of a crime are monitored and released hopefully to not commit a crime again [ CITATION The16 \\l 1033 ]