Category: Justice

  • U.S. Justice System and Policing

    Three components make up the US Criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. The joint function of these components is to prevent crime or inhibit criminal actions. US justice system operates in parallel with a single federal court system and autonomous courts in each country’s fifty states, four federal territories, and Columbia. Each of the…

  • The Failures of the Current Juvenile Justice System

    The juvenile justice system in the United States is flawed on multiple levels. This social issue attracts considerable attention from popular media and scholars who examine its roots and repercussions. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson partially focuses on injustices that juvenile criminals undergo and how the system which is…

  • Rethinking Justice: Emergency Management

    Table of Contents Abstract Article summary Relevance to readings Discussion References Abstract The paper is devoted to the comprehensive analysis of the article Rethinking justice: can data-driven approaches remove politics and bias from policing? and investigation of its main ideas in terms of the suggested readings devoted to the emergency management. The fact is that…

  • Cycle of Juvenile Justice: a Way to Break It

    The creation of a separate legal institution to judge the moral and immoral behavior of our youth did not exist until the early 1800s. There was a time when youths were subjected to the same laws and due process as adults and when found guilty, dealt the same punishment. Today’s Juvenile justice system has been…

  • The U.S. Juvenile Justice System

    Historical development of juvenile justice system The progressive Era reformists saw the institution of the juvenile justice system in the better part of 1899, prior to which young offenders were tried and punished in adult justice systems. Within the time range 1968 – 1974, the Supreme Court overturned the usual trend by giving children substantial…

  • Deterrence and Truancy Theory in Justice

    One of a government’s fundamental obligations is to protect its inhabitants from crime, although crime prevention can take numerous forms. There is evidence that corruption is disproportionately concentrated in economically challenged places and that poverty reduction can help to reduce crime. Reducing crime rates can also be achieved by addressing mental illness. Addiction and crime…

  • “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” by Sandel

    Introduction In the book Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?, professor Michael Sandel explores a range of political philosophies, which range from Aristotle to Kant to liberal traditions of John Rawls that have contributed to the modern understanding of justice. He then applies these philosophies as objectively as possible to many controversial and complicated…

  • School-to-Prison Pipeline in American Justice

    Table of Contents Introduction Criminal Justice System and School Disciplinary Policies How the Justice System Contributes to Zero-Tolerance Policies Evaluative Commentary References Introduction The school-to-prison pipeline is a tendency in which schools apply harsh disciplinary policies on their students. It is destructive for students’ lives and can have severe effects on their future. Justice systems…

  • Pillars of Procedural Justice and Law Enforcement Reform

    Six Pillars of United States Policing In light of current events that have revealed rifts between local police and community relationship, an executive order was signed to establish a task force on 21st century policing. President Obama charged the task by determining best practices and giving recommendations on how police work can reduce crime (Bell,…

  • Analysis of the Juvenile Justice System

    Table of Contents Introduction Factors Affecting Delinquency Prevention Treatment Proposed Solution Conclusion References Introduction The juvenile justice system, founded in the United States roughly a century ago, is a system in which they are set to be delinquents instead of charging children with crimes. Declaring the kid’s delinquents involves not sending the juvenile kids to…