Living in the United Sates has great benefit. A major benefit being that it is a nation that is founded upon the idea of equality, fairness, freedom and justice. There is the acquiescence that these ideas also extend to the Criminal Justice System (CJS) of the United States. After all, at the very core of the Criminal Justice System is the idea of justice. The United States Criminal Justice System is composed of law enforcement, courts and corrections. According to Matthew Robinson and Marian Williams (2009), there is another aspect of the system which is recognized as the criminal law. The entire criminal justice process is subject to the criminal law. In retrospect these different bodies are supposed to work together to assure that justice
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When six people of different ages, race, and gender was asked what justice meant to them, they all shared a commonality. All six people maintained that justice meant that all people are treated fair and equally. Judge Deleon, an African American male, suggested that justice meant that all people are treated fairly and without prejudice in the court of law. He argues that justice is for everyone and not individualized to a particular person. He also suggests that justice is blind and treats everyone with courtesy and respect under the law. In addition to Judge Deleon, Martina Hicks, an African American women, age thirty-five described justice as the right outcome being made during an event that requires other people to decide someone’s fate. Here, it seems that she understands justice to involve people making the right judgement when they are tasked with judging one another. She argues that fairness is a major component of justice as well. Similarly, Aahmid Mink, an African American Male, Age twenty-three believes that justice is when the right thing happens for the right person for the right situation or reason. He suggests that justice involves an individualized approach and that justice’s response to situations should be tailored to individual needs rather than the
When six people of different ages, race, and gender was asked what justice meant to them, they all shared a commonality. All six people maintained that justice meant that all people are treated fair and equally. Judge Deleon, an African American male, suggested that justice meant that all people are treated fairly and without prejudice in the court of law. He argues that justice is for everyone and not individualized to a particular person. He also suggests that justice is blind and treats everyone with courtesy and respect under the law. In addition to Judge Deleon, Martina Hicks, an African American women, age thirty-five described justice as the right outcome being made during an event that requires other people to decide someone’s fate. Here, it seems that she understands justice to involve people making the right judgement when they are tasked with judging one another. She argues that fairness is a major component of justice as well. Similarly, Aahmid Mink, an African American Male, Age twenty-three believes that justice is when the right thing happens for the right person for the right situation or reason. He suggests that justice involves an individualized approach and that justice’s response to situations should be tailored to individual needs rather than the