A Theory of Justice

Throughout the history of criminal justice, theories have been proposed left and right, leaving students like myself to try and figure out which ones still apply in our society today. Two theories that I find particularly interesting would be Sykes and Matza’s (2002) neutralization theory and the theory that stemmed from Frank Tannenbaum’s book, Crime and the Community (1938), the labeling theory. The neutralization theory basically states that criminals know they do wrong and it is not “in…

The various theories of punishment and the penalty such as deterrence, retribution and restorative justice are all approaches to criminal justice. They all are justified using different ethical theories like utilitarianism, deontological ethics, virtue ethics and feminist ethics. Deterrence is concerned with ‘discouraging people especially criminals from committing the crime.’ It means that it prevents other people from doing crimes during their imprisonment and stops them from during that in…

philosophers brought forth their own ideal theory. Both philosophers had their own set of theories of what an ideal society should look like. Secondly, I will compare and contrast both the political theories with an emphasis on their understanding of freedom and justice. Thereafter, I will examine which of these theories are best suited to support the political system we find in the Scandinavian welfare system. Lastly, I will present the political theory I support. 1.2 Reasons Kofi Anan, the…

of the ‘Bovos Conceitos Publicidade’ Johan McDonald therefore she will need to provide appropriate evidence, human rights statement of company and normative theories to support her allegation. Based on the Normative ethical theories and the case of Ms Jones it is recommended that Rawls Theory of Justice would be appropriate. Normative theory Chapter 7 Business Ethics by Crane and Matten states that fair wage for employees are determined based on the expectations they are hired under, hours of…

(1350)Against the Death Penalty: An Analysis of Reiman’s “Moderate” Retribution Theory This argument against the death penalty will examine the “moderate retribution theory of Jeffrey Reiman. In this theory, the premise of retribution for murder defines the validation of the death penalty, yet not in the abuse of justice found in the American criminal justice system. Reiman believes that the death penalty should be abolished because criminals are not always cognitively aware of the crimes that…

For Aileen Wuornos, the Liberal Feminist theory would apply to her case. The reason being that in Liberal Feminism, women who commit crimes are believed to be poorly socialized and almost masculine. Aileen wasn’t brought up very well, both her parents left her and her brother, leaving her grandparents to look after them. Her grandfather molested the children. Socialist feminist theory could also apply to Aileen Wuornos’ case. The reason is that Aileen was “oppressed”, or so she said. She…

their approaches to the theory of social justice differ immensely. In this paper, I will demonstrate the flaws and strong points of their approaches to social justice and determine which is more persuasive. More specifically, I will analyze Rawls’s social contract type approach to Nussbaum’s proposed “Capabilities Approach” and directly apply them to the issue of people with disabilities. Lastly, I intend to present a personal opinion on these two theories of social justice based on my ethical…

Robert Nozick, a late Harvard professor was a strong supporter of libertarianism - a group of individuals that identifies justice with liberty; freedom of choice. Nozick proposed that people have a certain moral right, which he called Lockean rights. Lockean rights or “natural rights” was a theory that every man has a right to life, liberty and property. The right to life, meant that everyone is entitled to live. The right to liberty, entitled everyone the right to do anything they…

The United States criminal justice system is made up of two models that criminals face concerning the sentencing phase of the courts. The two are indeterminate model and the determinate model. When you look at both of these models there are advantages and disadvantage that effect not only society but the criminals that are to fulfill the path of the models. The sentencing in the indeterminate model is formatted for rehabilitation of the inmate through his/her positive action while incarcerated.…

Karl Marx, John Rawls, and Robert Nozick are three prominent philosophers whose political theories have an important place in the modern political debate about the role of the state, how society should be structured and the concept of justice. Karl Marx was born 1818, his major work was The Communist Manifesto published in 1848. Marx advocated for a type of socialism called communism where the dominant goals are the abolition of private property and class antagonisms through a revolution of the…