Justice

I, for one, do not believe in American ethnocentrism especially when it comes to our criminal justice system, as long as there is at least one other country that has produced better results. One example of where the American criminal justice system falls short is the rate of recidivism; based on data gathered by Latimer et al (2005), over half of all criminals who were released from incarceration went back to jail. This is compared to most Scandinavian and a few other European countries that…

seen in my life took place. Let me start by saying I was very fearful of taking this class. I wanted to take a class that would not be hard, but instead I would be able to take something from that I could use after graduation. I felt that social justice 101 could do just that for me. However, taking this class did come with a lot of fear like I said. I knew that when I enrolled in this class, I would be the odd one out. I felt like every class I would be walking into a lion's den. I have…

A social function helps assert our lives that are guided or directed by a social structure. Functions justifies the way things are in our society and how it shapes our everyday lives. One social function is the Police and Criminal Justice System which serves beneficial purposes in society. The functionality of these two systems is that it reduces crime rates and individuals from violating laws in society. Without these systems, society would not function properly because of the lack of…

representation and to better educate aboriginal people (Hurst, 2014, p.7). The supreme court of Canada came upon the decision through the court case of R v. Gladue which recognized certain disadvantages aboriginals go through in the Criminal justice system, this meant that sentencing judges reviewed the history of the aboriginal individuals to see if a long sentence would be a smart choice for the well being of the offender (Hurst, 2014). Many different factors are thought out during…

the goal for juveniles, because they began to realize that juveniles were just that juveniles and imprisoning them instead of helping them proving that was a great disservice not only to the child and families, it was an injustice to the juvenile justice system as well. Reform schools showed to be a problem because it did not help it destroyed the juveniles which was the opposite of its intentions. This was the period in time were juveniles had no rights (due process protections) meaning the…

The criminal justice system is designed in a way to prosecute the offenders and keep our society save. Without laws and regulation this world would be a mess because there would not be consequences for our actions. Young people from our communities are stabbed, shot, beaten. We have an obligation to give back to the society. One way of doing this is to raise awareness in our youth. One question we can ask is what causes a young person to take a knife and kill someone they never know? Racism,…

Before delving into the criminal justice system at the time neoliberalism became popular it is a good idea to briefly look at the development of the justice system throughout history leading up to the system affected by a neoliberal view. The first prisons were introduced in medieval times. These prisons were more for containment instead of punishment. This introduced the start to modern prisons (Sharpe, 1988). During this time the death penalty had a main focus in regard to the penal system.…

The justice system involves a lengthy process starting with a police investigation and concluding with a conviction or acquittal of a suspect. After an investigation, police can make an arrest after obtaining the evidence they need, and prosecutors can decide how to proceed with a case. If a prosecutor decides to take a case to trial, then the officers involved in the case can be subpoenaed to testify. Having the skills required to testify in court can be just as important as all other skills…

The juvenile corrections have undergone considerable transformation as the criminal justice system started to change in the 20th century. Major changes affected fields such as diversion, decriminalization, deinstitutionalization, and due process. A contributing factor to the harsh penalties of juveniles is a failure to address any of the social problems that are closely related to the causes of the delinquency. Those social problems are poverty, underemployment, family disorganization, and…

the ghetto and prison; both, institutions of forced confinement designed to neutralize the threat outcasts pose to society (Wacquant, 2010). This, then, has developed a state, whereas the symbiotic relationship between the ghetto and the criminal justice system are the instruments by which the elite control the poor. Largely, due to socioeconomic and institutional manipulation of powerful elites that accentuate the inmate disparity. And so, inevitably accentuates to residential instability,…