Retributive justice

As a student in the criminal justice field I was able to learn in every class about the different rationales of punishment. Theories of punishment can be divided into two general philosophies which are, utilitarian and retributive. The utilitarian theory of punishment seeks to punish offenders to discourage, or "deter," future wrongdoing. The retributive theory seeks to punish offenders because they deserve to be punished (Theories of Punishment, 2015).Under the utilitarian philosophy, laws…

victim’s families. Just like the case mention above in California, many victims’ families find the delay in sentence extended their agony and they want to see the prosecutor being trialed in a speedy and just way. Lifetime without parole provides the retributive effect without the endless reopening of…

When women come into contact with the criminal justice apparatus, they are inevitably judged through a patriarchal lens. That is, gender specific assumptions are made about women, and this shapes how they will be perceived by and treated in the criminal justice system. The criminalization and imprisonment of women in Canada are a reflection of patriarchal society. More specifically, the criminalization and imprisonment of women can be understood as an apparatus of gender specific control that…

Introduction: Restorative justice is the idea that harm caused by a crime can be repaired (Wallis, 2007) and that the victim and community can be restored to how it was previously, rather than resorting to punishing the offender…

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…

Santirocco, author of “Justice in Sophocles’ Antigone,” states, “ [Antigone and Creon are a lot alike] both are isolated, both are stubborn, both respond to others, including those who love them, in the same imperious way, and both doom themself and others by their actions. The greatest similarity, though, lies in their pursuit of justice” (186). Antigone knows from the beginning what her morals are, which are steering her actions. She felt she was on the side of justice for what she did, and…

nonviolently, but he also protested consistently. Anytime someone was in trouble due to an unjust law of segregation; King was there to fight for that person. He did not work for moral justice in just his hometown or his own state, but throughout the country and the world. He wrote, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". This shows that the courage King possessed was completely of the moral kind. He did not make a stand just to enhance his own life. He would lead a march in…

Piety and Censorship A major debate in the age of Plato and Aeschylus is whether or not piety should be considered a component of the definition of justice. Aeschylus 's Eumenides centers around the conflict between the old view of justice and piety being intertwined, represented by the Furies, and the new view of justice, where the relationship between the gods and the Athenian people plays a less significant role, represented by Apollo and Athena. Both of Plato 's works, Euthyphro and The…

In the world of professional ethics, specifically professional law, lawyers must make many decisions with regards to their clients and the specific cases that follow. Lawyers usually distance themselves from emotional morals due to the nature and requirements of their job. If a client wishes to be proven as not guilty, then that is the verdict that the lawyer must achieve using any lawful and truthful resource at his disposal, regardless of his beliefs towards the client’s guilt or innocence.…

History always repeats itself. The pursuit of justice can date back to ancient times, when Socrates persisted in his unswerving commitment to truth and philosophical beliefs. Nonetheless, throughout human history, the elimination of injustice somewhere must mean the new birth of injustice somewhere else. Sometimes just as people set the superficial justice on their land, they sow the seeds of injustice in the land simultaneously. Injustice derives from the dark side of human nature, which humans…