Behave Quote by Edna Buchanan

My dad once said that in criminal law you see terrible people on their best behavior; in family law you see great people on…

— Laura Wasser

Criminal court is where bad people are on their best behavior. It's much more dangerous for lawyers and judges in family court, where good…

— Richard Dooling

The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.

— Ben Whishaw

Look, the justice system is made up of people. People have faults. It's not perfect.

— Nancy Grace

Any legitimate system of criminal justice must first concern itself with justice. If just punishments also deter, rehabilitate, or protect, all the better.

— Michael J. Knowles

There's an awful lot about our criminal justice system that is dysfunctional. Everyone who sets foot in a criminal courtroom will see myriad ways…

— Chesa Boudin

I think our criminal justice system has two problems. We have systematic problems and we have people problems. So if the hearts of people…

— Maya Moore

Black and brown people in communities like mine, when arrested are more likely to be convicted and receive harsher sentences than our white counterparts.…

— Cori Bush

The reason I like the criminal justice system is there aren't Republican or Democrat victims or police officers or prosecutors. It's about respect for…

— Trey Gowdy

The civil justice system is a backup system when the criminal justice system fails.

— Ralph Nader

Sometimes our criminal justice system is about punishing people and not reforming people.

— Eric Goode

We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and…

— Bryan Stevenson