Restorative justice is a new and emerging way of justice that is becoming popular in countries around the world because of its positive effects of empowerment within community and economically practical costs against the tremendously expensive traditional retributive justice system, which is constantly being questioned for its’ effectiveness. Although, there are strengths and weakness in both approaches, they differ in terms of their core principles. Restorative justice’s strengths outweigh its’…
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The retributive model and the utilitarian model of justice are similar in many ways. Both models require the criminal justice system to adhere to the written laws in place when responding to an offense, in addition to pandering to the unspoken rules of society as well. When the distributive justice theory is applied, however, the difference between these two models of justice becomes clearer. The utilitarian model is considered forward-looking in nature, whereas the retributive model is considered…
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standards as adults and such is why the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention exists as a federal organization. The Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, OJJDP for short, acts to guide courts in the proper handling of juvenile criminals. The existence of OJJDP, as per their statement, can be reduced to…
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Justice is the fairness and equality towards the law. When thinking in a juvenile aspect, it often being brought up restoring the balance in the community and prevention for further crimes. However, justice is separate in two parts restorative and retribution. Restorative is seeking revenge for unlawful behavior that harm was done to them or others. Retributive justice is more focus into repairing the harm done to victims and to the community. From a liberal standpoint, they believe there is a zero…
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Similar to the restorative justice theory, parallel justice is an offender-focused and a victim-focused justice model (Newmark, 2017b). This theory emphasizes on the victim by addressing what he or she needs in order to return to the way he or she was prior to the crime (Newmark, 2017b). As noted by Newmark, “When the social contract is violated, harms to individual victims produce needs that must be addressed” (2017b). However, parallel justice differs from restorative justice because if there is little…
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paper aims to delve into Reiman's response to van den Haag's arguments, examining the key points of contention and evaluating the strengths. Reiman argues that the death penalty accomplishes retributive justice, which is a system of criminal justice based on the punishment of offenders rather than on rehabilitation, but does not help better or further society. One of Reiman's main arguments against the death penalty is based on a moral critique of retribution. He contends that the desire for retribution…
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Introduction to Corrections Gina Hypolite CJA/234 Feburary 16,2015 John Eckert Introduction to Corrections Rehabilitation Paper The goal of rehabilitation came during the middle of the twentieth century when corrections adopted a medical model, in which crime was believed to be the result of an underlying pathology of offenders that could be diagnosed and treated (Seiter, 2011). Offenders were considered sick and in need of treatment to prepare them to return to the community as productive, law-abiding…
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to the configuration of the criminal justice system in the United States. The cultural notion of the “American Dream” requires that people have the potential to alter the course of their lives in a myriad of areas, including economics, academics, and social standing. If people have the ability to reform their behavior, to change the way they respond to conflict, to improve behaviors associated with criminality, then retributive and quarantine-centric justice would be dissonant with a just approach…
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paper will explore the ethical dimension within the proposed legislation of Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility. Raising The Age of criminal responsibility refers to the idea and/or belief that all people prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system should be above the age of 18. This paper will specifically look at how certain jurisdictions within the US have raised the age of criminal responsibility and its benefits, how youth currently go through and get processed within the Juvenile…
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translating Abbott’s experiences, he unveils that the current system has failed to keep dangerous criminals off the streets and that it has proved to be unsuccessful in creating a deterrent for committing crimes. According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, “State courts in 32 counties across 17 States sentenced 79,000 felons to probation in 1986. Within 3 years of sentencing, while still on probation, 43% of these felons were rearrested for a felony. Half of the…
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