accountable? Transitional justice holds perpetrators of human rights violations responsible and attempts to give closure to the victims. The main concern is to rebuild societies after mass atrocity crimes. The three paradigms that explain the distinct ways of approaching transitional justice are retributive, restorative and reparative justice. These three paradigms work together to achieve the same goal, rebuilding fallen societies. In the field of transitional justice there is much debate of how…
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Restorative justice has been seen multiple times in the civil rights conflict. In the recent events of publicized police brutality, many non-violent, civil rights activist’s groups have made themselves known. Black Lives Matter movement, Colour of Change and the Black and White Alliance Movement are a few of the most prominent organizations in the United States. The Truth Telling Project (TTP), is also an important one to highlight. They are a grassroots initiative that uses restorative justice practices…
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Part A- Short Answer Questions 2. 'Diversionary measures in the juvenile justice system are a cost-cutting measure that reduces the burden on the court system and provides less formal options of dealing with young offenders. It is a win-win'. Critique this statement by providing 5 key points regarding the advantages and disadvantages of diversionary measures. 1. Financial- Court based methods of dealing with youth justice are amongst the most costly means of dealing with juvenile crime due to high…
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force them off their lands. While the Indigenous culture is still alive today, the effects of these colonial attempts still echo within the community and have been deemed as one of the main causes for overrepresentation of Aboriginals in the Canadian justice system. However, with new government legal assistance programs in place to aid the Aboriginal community, there have been more opportunities available for Aboriginal people and their supporters to use the law to fight against these impacts of colonialism…
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cost of both building and operating prisons and jails could be seen as being prohibitively expensive, and this could have a significant impact on the allocation of state funds so it was often seen as more economical to rely on conventional means of justice and punishment rather than enforcing the correctional system of which we are all aware (Hanser, 2012). By way of comparison the costs are still relatively expensive for today’s correctional institutions and although there are significant variances…
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Engaging with society EWS2601 – Assignment 3 Unique Assignment Number: 845257 Taskeen Khan Student number: 45297223 TABLE OF CONTENTS Activity Activity 1 1.1 We have seen in the discussion up to now that race played an important role in creating South Africa as we know it today. If you were to speculate about future trends, how important would you say race would be as a factor in South Africa in the future, especially when compared with class? Do you think there is a chance…
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from neighborhood residents and/or enforcement agencies." Scholars have identified a number of risk factors for the emergence and continuation of youth gangs. Research indicates that socio-economic (poverty and unemployment, actual or perceived disadvantage), family-related (dysfunctional, abusive or negligent family), school (poor academic performance and low attachment to schools) and community (disorganized, crime-prone and unsafe) factors that contribute to marginalization of youth, as well as…
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Social Disorganization: A Community-Level Solution to Disorganized Society Rae Schulman Dupuis 0758542 SOC4010: Violence and Society Professor Reza Barmaki Friday, April 3, 2015 Social Disorganization, founded in Chicago by Shaw and McKay is a relatively young theory, yet it has gained strength and foothold within the criminological community because of its lack of biological reliance. Developed in the early 1900s it was based on the fact that Shaw and McKay had been working in and…
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the nature of the crime problem in this country and how the criminal justice system works. 14. Why is it more “lethal crime” than “crime” in general, the big difference between America and other developed countries? It can probably be because America is free in a sense when compared to other countries, thus putting Americans at a higher risk of performing violent acts. 15. What is “bait and switch?” in criminal justice terms, the war on crime promised to attack violent crimes but has mainly…
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yielded a high success rate at preventing crime with very high costs to implement. Which theory would you prefer and why? 5. Many disciplines factor into criminological theories, such as psychology, sociology, biology, political science, and criminal justice. Do you feel that the integration of all of these disciplines holds the best chance for explaining the most crime, or should the…
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