If the convicted criminal feels that his sentencing was not just and fair, he can 'appeal', and his case would be tried again, if necessary. (Justice and Prisons, how justice works)
It must be remembered that in general, when a crime is committed, it can mean that there has been a violation of a local or a state or a federal law, and for which there was no real justification. However, the term 'justice' can mean different things for different people, and there is no real agreement on what exactly it means. This has what, in fact, led to the many controversies in the criminal justice system today. There are some individuals who conceptualize justice as meaning 'equality for all', that is, everyone must have the same amount, no matter what amounts they have produced. Some others define justice in terms of 'equity' wherein a person must get benefits in the same proportion to what they may have contributed in production. When this is applied to the justice system, the converse of the principle would apply: the punishment for a crime must be in direct proportion to the intensity of the crime that has been committed. This is in fact an ancient principle, termed 'just deserts' or even 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'. (Survey of Criminal Justice, what is Criminal Justice?)
Some others define justice as being a concept that lays emphasis not on outcomes, but on processes, and justice would be served, if the process is found to be impartial or fair. This definition of justice is closely related to the legal concept of due process, and omnipresent in the American legal system, wherein due process can be taken to mean 'equal treatment to all' within the legal system. All these different ideas and concepts of justice do tend to create controversy and conflicts within the criminal justice system, and when an individual has protection and assurance for his 'rights', then it is assumed that due process has been fulfilled. These so-called 'individual rights' are of critical importance to criminal defendants facing the criminal justice system, and equally...
Justice in Society What does justice in society really mean? "It's not fair." One of the first phrases every child articulates clearly relates to a kind of a rough philosophy of justice. This sentiment reflects the idea that because people are not being treated 'the same' the world is unjust. A child may regard the fact that older siblings get to go to bed later as unfair. However, as rough and crude
Justice: Theories Philosophers and thinkers have proposed many theories of justice and while some of them appear to be based on sound premise, there are others that completely denounced logic. In his book, The Republic, Plato has introduced us to various viewpoints on justice concluding with Socrates' philosophy of the same. The one prevalent view of justice in Plato's days was introduced by Cephalus. He believed that justice meant always telling
When philosophers tried to answer the question of Justice, they were probably as perplexed as any person of ordinary wisdom. Cephalus in Plato's times believed that justice meant always returning what one was give. Thrasymachus believed in the concept of might is right and felt justice was law of the stronger. So if that is true, whatever happened to fairness and equality? If strong must always prevail, what chance do
'" (p. 42). This clearly indicates that Thrasymachus was not won and while Socrates ended the argument on a good note but it was more his own approval of his views than Thrasymachus'. We can thus say with confidence that Thrasymachus was also a wise man of considerable sagacity. He knew that Socrates could move people with the power of his speech and was thus completely prepared to meet his barrage
Dale clearly believed that he was acting in a moral manner because he believed that he would be keeping his brother from experiencing tremendous pain and suffering. Furthermore, his belief was reasonable; there is growing public support for legalized assisted suicide and his concerns about his brother's welfare were based on Mike's terminal cancer diagnosis. Therefore, Dale's sentence was not an example of justice. However, the fact that Dale's sentence
Justice What Is Justice It's tough to answer the question, "what justice means to me (exclusively or "in my own words)" because I've already been exposed to a source that has had a searing impact on how I define justice. To ignore it, or to pretend it didn't happen, would be the equivalent of trying to forget Shakespeare after one has just read Hamlet. What I'm attempting to articulate is that I define
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