A Theory of Justice

Assessment of the Positive Impact of Classical Theory on the Legal System Through Promotion of Fairness and Improvement to the Existing Criminal Justice System Introduction Classical theory traces its origin to the mid years of the eighteenth century. Importantly, during this time, the uses of very severe and intense modes of punishment were common. This school of thought has its roots in Europe, as the region is well known to have used severe torture procedures to obtain confessions and…

Abstract John Rawls in his work “Theory of Justice” explains that in order to have complete social justice in society we need a state which does no discrimination and provides some basic standard of living and looks after those who don’t have the sufficient means to support themselves. In his work Rawls has supported the idea that the state should provide the basic standard of living to all. Introduction Welfare state is a concept of state in which the government takes an active role in…

Through my Criminal Justice Administration: Police Administration class, I learned about the “Total quality management” theory and I believe this concept matches well enough with what I learn in my internship experience. Total quality management is a contemporary theory that integrates organization and management. This theory has three elements. The first element involves culture while the second element involves customers. The third element is counting. All of these three elements relate to the…

Merton’s Strain Theory Merton’s Strain Theory is widely used throughout the criminal justice system. This theory puts an emphasis on mainly the poor and the lower class people in society. In this theory, people feel strained because they cannot meet the criteria that is considered the “American Dream” which entails being successful in life. Due to this strain, people tend to commit criminal acts in order to gain wealth in life. Programs such as Job Corps can help these lower class citizens to…

outlining three ‘challenges from the right’ aimed at Rawls’ theory of justice and discussing whether they succeed or not. Those from the ‘right’ are advocates of ensuring that freedom and liberty are maximized in society. Rawls’s theory of justice has been met by many challenges, especially from the philosopher Nozick. A large portion of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, The State and Utopia is dedicated to refuting John Rawls’s theories pertaining to justice. Rawls was of the opinion that economic…

bond theory and its impact on the juvenile justice system Travis Hirschi created the social bond theory in 1969. He believed in having a good understanding of the elements of Social Bonding which would help in understanding the problems that face the family unit. One of his many and most focused theories were commitment to social norms such as involvement with school and employment and other social activities. Hirschi later advanced the Social Bond Theory into the Social Control Theory.…

Sociologist Edwin Lemert developed the theory of secondary deviance, primary deviance being the initial act and secondary deviance the subsequent acts that result in how the individual and society negatively respond to the label once assigned. The label became a societal bullseye, a designation that the child is an innate criminal and he or she was incapable of changing. The “label” thus became the conduit for the child’s actions, the child believes that they are unable to change, after all this…

When the words criminal and justice are brought up the first thing that comes to mind could be police officers or the court system. While these entities play a very crucial role in criminal justice, there are also many other important functions involving the entire system. Criminal justice is defined as the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of criminal proceedings and punishments. Even though this definition does a good job of…

Restorative justice is unlike the two previously mentioned theories of justice. While offenders are the priority-figures in the retributive and utilitarian theories of justice, individuals are the priority-figures under the theory of restorative justice. Therefore, a violation of the social contract is an aggression against society and individuals whom offenders aggressed against (Newmark, 2017c). Because offenders aggressed against society and individuals, offenders bear the burden of…

analysts have come up with theories to provide insight into why and how people are influenced to commit crimes. Some of those theories include the biological, sociological, and psychological theories of crime. These theories bring an explanation on why humans may commit criminal activity, and what specific influences have an effect on them. To understand what these theories are, and how humans are affected by them I will evaluate each of the theories. Biological theories focus on the…