The Criminal Justice System has many interpretations, from different political and social groups when it comes to how they go about their business. According to Guenther’s early analysis in 1976 it is to be “unfair, harsh, and biased” and that we should have a Criminal Processing System. I however, believe this is quite the opposite, for the victims it may be true, but for the criminals it is not harsh enough. Guenther is proposing to go from an already “soft” Criminal System to an even “softer” system. The political system has softened the justice system for years by putting more restrictions of law enforcement, and becoming more sympathetic to the criminal. The lower class is being looked upon as discriminated against, when that is the opposite.
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I don’t know because I don’t know you justice is in the eye of the beholder it differs based on our individual experiences… [and] collective justice exists but can often be misguided.” We as people create our own idea of what seems right and wrong, according to our perceptions Webster dictionary says, “the way you think about or understand someone or something” is your perception (Webster, 2014). However, Webster says your stereotype is, “to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same” (Webster, 2014). Everyone has these perceptions and stereotypes but it is our willingness to admit that they in fact do exist, and after we must figure out how to deal with them. According to The Racial Identity Theory these ‘racial groups’ have different conditions and are suppressed by the inner cities they live in, and are given benefits according to their classifications. This theory means you “know it when you see it”, which would be a perception; it is all up to your discretion. With the Criminal Justice System they are given 200 billion dollars to distribute and how does this all break up, 60%(Policing), 25%(Courts) and 15% …show more content…
The criminals should not be given a luxury of a less harsh sentence; they must pay for the punishment. Anderson says, when you “can’t get money through status what would be the next level?” that would be control and violence; this is societies perception which is why inner cities with no money have such high crime rates. They want the status that every individual craves. The politicization of crime comes in two different categories; for liberals, it offers that crime is caused by your “roots” (where you are from) on the other hand; conservatives say crime is a product of individual choices and the depravity of your upbringing. The government keeps handing the inner cities all of this welfare money, which has done nothing but create more crime and more problems. This money is not creating jobs or any sort of self worth, which creates motivation in people. It is causing them to sit around and do nothing (some using it on alcohol/drugs), because why not if they know that they will be handed a check from the government why should they go
I don’t know because I don’t know you justice is in the eye of the beholder it differs based on our individual experiences… [and] collective justice exists but can often be misguided.” We as people create our own idea of what seems right and wrong, according to our perceptions Webster dictionary says, “the way you think about or understand someone or something” is your perception (Webster, 2014). However, Webster says your stereotype is, “to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same” (Webster, 2014). Everyone has these perceptions and stereotypes but it is our willingness to admit that they in fact do exist, and after we must figure out how to deal with them. According to The Racial Identity Theory these ‘racial groups’ have different conditions and are suppressed by the inner cities they live in, and are given benefits according to their classifications. This theory means you “know it when you see it”, which would be a perception; it is all up to your discretion. With the Criminal Justice System they are given 200 billion dollars to distribute and how does this all break up, 60%(Policing), 25%(Courts) and 15% …show more content…
The criminals should not be given a luxury of a less harsh sentence; they must pay for the punishment. Anderson says, when you “can’t get money through status what would be the next level?” that would be control and violence; this is societies perception which is why inner cities with no money have such high crime rates. They want the status that every individual craves. The politicization of crime comes in two different categories; for liberals, it offers that crime is caused by your “roots” (where you are from) on the other hand; conservatives say crime is a product of individual choices and the depravity of your upbringing. The government keeps handing the inner cities all of this welfare money, which has done nothing but create more crime and more problems. This money is not creating jobs or any sort of self worth, which creates motivation in people. It is causing them to sit around and do nothing (some using it on alcohol/drugs), because why not if they know that they will be handed a check from the government why should they go