Rachel Pipitone March 18, 2016 Topic #2
Our court system is suppose to be both fair and impartial, a patron of equal justice in American constitutional democracy. A full jury is provided during court and both sides of a case are always heard, in order to keep the court from being unfair. Many argue whether the court system truly creates justice or not, but the term “justice” is subjective and people will always have a difference of opinion in it. In my personal opinion, I feel the courts do a decent job at administering justice, but it is far from being perfect and there are many improvements that could be made on it. The ways I feel our court system …show more content…
I feel that nonviolent drug offenders who have no ties with large-scale organizer or drug cartels should not be charged with offenses that impose excessive mandatory minimum sentences. If drug offenders were charged with sentences that are better suited to the individual rather than excessive prison terms, our court system would be administering justice more often. Another example of how I feel our court system can administer justice more often is by offering alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders. We could reduce our prison population by using alternative programs like drug treatments and community service initiatives. According to the Families Against Mandatory Minimums foundation, it costs over $28,000 a year to incarcerate a federal prisoner. Drug treatment programs as an alternative could save a lot of money because they only cost around $6,800 a year. Though there are many things our court systems could still improve on, our country arguably has one of the best court systems in the world. There will be flaws and holes in every court system, but if we work hard to fix some of those flaws, our court system would always be fair and administer justice to all
Our court system is suppose to be both fair and impartial, a patron of equal justice in American constitutional democracy. A full jury is provided during court and both sides of a case are always heard, in order to keep the court from being unfair. Many argue whether the court system truly creates justice or not, but the term “justice” is subjective and people will always have a difference of opinion in it. In my personal opinion, I feel the courts do a decent job at administering justice, but it is far from being perfect and there are many improvements that could be made on it. The ways I feel our court system …show more content…
I feel that nonviolent drug offenders who have no ties with large-scale organizer or drug cartels should not be charged with offenses that impose excessive mandatory minimum sentences. If drug offenders were charged with sentences that are better suited to the individual rather than excessive prison terms, our court system would be administering justice more often. Another example of how I feel our court system can administer justice more often is by offering alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders. We could reduce our prison population by using alternative programs like drug treatments and community service initiatives. According to the Families Against Mandatory Minimums foundation, it costs over $28,000 a year to incarcerate a federal prisoner. Drug treatment programs as an alternative could save a lot of money because they only cost around $6,800 a year. Though there are many things our court systems could still improve on, our country arguably has one of the best court systems in the world. There will be flaws and holes in every court system, but if we work hard to fix some of those flaws, our court system would always be fair and administer justice to all