Is criminal justice the same as csi?

Answer 1

Criminal Justice is a broad field, which encompasses the police (law-enforcement), the district attorney (state attorney, solicitor), the detention center (jail, juvenile detention center), the court system, probation and parole services, and the state or federal departments of corrections (federal or state prisons). Within the police department are crime scene investigators, or CSI's. They are detectives and technicians who process and investigate crime scenes. Unlike the CSI: series on TV, the detectives are not really involved in solving the crimes. They uncover clues and evidence, which are generally turned over to the actual detectives who are investigating the case (such as homicide, robbery, etc.). So to answer your question: yes, they are related. CSI's are members of the criminal justice system by virtue of the fact that they are law-enforcement officers (some are not: they're only technicians).

Answer 2

No. Criminal justice is the field that encompasses all aspects of crime. The criminal justice system has three components: law enforcement, courts and corrections. "CSI" stands for crime scene investigation. This is a field within law enforcement involving evidence identification, collection and processing. It has become very well-known due to a number of extremely unrealistic television programs and movies.