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She proposes six principles to achieve fairness in the criminal justice system: Criminal penalties apply to everyone, regardless of the race of the offender. Criminal penalties apply to everyone, regardless of the race of the victim. The race of the offender is not relevant in determining whether his actions constitute a crime.
The sociology of punishment seeks to understand why and how we punish. Punishment involves the intentional infliction of pain and/or the deprivation of rights and liberties. . Sociologists of punishment usually examine state-sanctioned acts in relation to law-breaking; for instance, why citizens give consent to the legitimation of acts of viole
The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and the prisons system.
Procedural justice (the perceived fairness of legal system i.e. the police, judge, and defense attorney) is related to the overall measure of legal socialization and each of its individual components wise legitimacy, legal cynicism, and moral disengagement
Procedural justice concerns the fairness (formal equal opportunity) and the transparency of the processes by which decisions are made, and may be contrasted with distributive justice (fairness in the distribution of rights and outcomes), and retributive justice (fairness in the punishment of wrongs). Hearing all parties before a decision is ...
Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical" is an essay by John Rawls, published in 1985. [1] In it he describes his conception of justice. It comprises two main principles of liberty and equality; the second is subdivided into fair equality of opportunity and the difference principle .
"Swift and certain sanctions: Is it time for Australia to bring some HOPE into the criminal justice system?" (PDF). Criminal Law Journal. 39 (1): 53– 66. Larkin, P. J. (2015). "Swift, Certain, and Fair Punishment—24/7 Sobriety and Hope: Creative Approaches to Alcohol-and Illicit Drug-Using Offenders". Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology ...
Proportionality is a general principle in law which covers several separate (although related) concepts: . The concept of proportionality is used as a criterion of fairness and justice in statutory interpretation processes, especially in constitutional law, as a logical method intended to assist in discerning the correct balance between the restriction imposed by a corrective measure and the ...