Justice

America, though scarcely anyone seems to notice." (Alexander 2012: 180) Criminal justice inequality has a toll on every possible chance given throughout future lives. The chances of getting a home and having a family may vary. Most importantly criminal justice affects the amount of wealth someone can accumulate to achieve these future goals. It is a scary thought to think that young black men being trapped in the criminal justice system has just become a "norm" in society. This is shown through…

Michael J. Sandel’s Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? explores the meaning of justice and the challenges of answering the big questions posed in political philosophy through various examples. One of the first few questions he proposes is: “Does a just society seek to promote the virtue of its citizens? Or should law be neutral toward competing conceptions of virtue, so that citizens can be free to choose for themselves the best way to live?” (Sandel 9). A just society should promote a…

Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton’s lies have far out-shadowed those of her contenders; however, her lies are so often contextualized, excused, and forgotten because of who she is and the purpose her lying supposedly serves. The FBI and the Justice Department have given her a pass on crimes that would land anyone else in prison; in fact, Lt. General Ralph Peters said that, “If I would have done half of what we know Hillary Clinton has done, I’d be on my way to Leavenworth … she is a…

part of the norm of other society. So the deviant behavior is relative and depends on which norm of the society is taken into consideration. 2. What is the criminal justice system? It is a system for people who have committed crime which is usually considered as deviant behavior is treated by the government. In the US, criminal justice system is consists of three parts that is police, court, and correction system. Even though this system looks good enough, it has its flaws considering different…

1) David Stojcevski was incarcerated in 2014 and died approximately two weeks after he was detained. National Public Radio reported just recently the account of David. A growing issue in the criminal justice system is the lack of rehabilitative infrastructure to necessitate a safe environment for existing and potential inmates. In the case of David who was suffering from several mental illnesses that called for medication. David’s parents are suing the Michigan jail system for negligence.…

then checked whether any codes were missing, could be combined with others, or effectively divided in two. On the basis of the coding, one particular theme that emerged from both interviews is the emphasis on social inequality to crime and criminal justice. I then went back to the data to re-examine whether the codes fit under this theme overall, and consulted new literature to contextualise this theme. The theme of inequality is based on the responses of both participants who have once or…

Principles of Justice vs. Utlitarianism Justice is a social concept that is used as an assessment tool in various social institutions such as government, courts, economic systems and education. John Rawls proposed two principles of justice that will help govern in the creation of social and political practices that are fair to all (p. 52): • Rawls’ first principle of justice states that “each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with…

Body Analysis The title of this research paper, “Balanced Justice”, could not be less appropriate considering its approach. A more appropriate title should be “Unbalanced Analysis”. The body of the research paper contains strictly shallow quantitative analysis of a limited set of variables, namely cost savings derived from a corresponding decrease in the amount of time a criminal remains behind bars. The authors have tried to prove that the independent variable of cost savings, through the use…

Collateral sanctions are the purpose of Senate Bill 337. It has created changes in a range of changes to many areas of the criminal justice system. This bill was planned to make it easier for people who have been in trouble with the law, to have an easier time moving on with their lives. There were two major provisions of senate bill 337, and there were several others. The two major provisions are as follows: Certification of qualification certificate and changes when it comes to criminal…

juvenile offenders. Nevertheless, youths in adult prisons and facilities were not being adequately address for their needs. It was not until the 19th century that path the way of using juvenile detention center facilities. With that being said, Juvenile justice system have progressed in trying to find solutions on how to reduce juvenile crime. However, it’s important to note that even though detention facilities…