An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody, usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questioned further and/or charged. An arrest is a procedure in a criminal justice system, sometimes it is also done after a court warrant for the arrest.
A man arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Operation Cross Check
Arrested kidnappers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil lying on the ground
A United States Army soldier arrests a man in June 2007, during the Iraq War.
Photograph of an FBI agent arresting an adult woman in 2008
Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and the prisons system.
A trial at the Old Bailey in London, c. 1808
The Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, Texas, is a prison, a component of a corrections system.
Qur'anic education for offenders at the Central Jail Faisalabad in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Prisoners at a whipping post in a Delaware prison, c. 1907
