The convicted people lose income during pleading in their cases, they end up losing their assets, and those employed later get low earnings. The justice system should be a system of high integrity which people can put their faith, to ensure that justice is done to them. If laws to mitigate innocent convictions are not passed, it will lead to injustices; hence develop trust issues with the judicial system. Passing of the wrongful convictions Act, on the other hand, will ensure that justice is served to wrongfully convicted people. It will prevent people from hateful feelings and help to enable a quick healing process and integration into the society (Adrian, 2008).
Compensation will motivate government to protect the innocent because they will know if they convict the wrong person they will be liable for damages. Therefore, they will be more diligent and put more attention to cases. Compensation provides social insurance; policy compensating people wrongly may be socially beneficial but harmful to the criminal justice system. On a moral argument, it is fair to compensate those convicted especially when they had not contributed to their own conviction. Compensation will provide equal treatment for those in a similar situation; putting a definitive value will ensure the exonerated have equally compensation (Stack, 2006).
Alternative solutions
When mistakes involving people convicted of capital crimes that they did not commit are uncovered, debate over federal penalties is renewed. The problem can be solved through facilitating DNA
Conclusion
The person, who has their life stripped from them and endures so much in prison, deserves compensation for the loss and the harm suffered. Compensation for the convictions can help in fostering the healing process as it ensures the law enforcement agencies take responsibilities for their errors. This law will ensure that law enforcement agencies and counties ensure that people are not wrongfully convicted; this will ensure the integrity of the justice system. To ensure that justice is served, the bill should be passed to ensure that there is a standard, and just process to ensure restorative process for the wrongly convicted. Passing of the bill can also ensure that the prevalence of wrongful conviction ceases and wrongfully convicted people are compensated for loss suffered. Effective legislation should consider the reasons why the wrongful convictions occurred in the first place. Legal scholars suggest that compensating the wrongly convicted is the best course of action to take.
References
Adrian, H. (2008). Compensation for Wrongful Conviction. Criminology Law Enforcement.
Stack, R. (2006). Dead Wrong: Violence Vengence and the Victims of Capital Punishment. Atlanta: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Tatalovich, R.B. (2010). Moral Controversies in American Politics. Chicago: ME Sharpe.
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