JUSTICE

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• JUSTICE
• CREATING AND PRESENTING

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Q WHAT IS JUSTICE?
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A JUSTICE IS NOT A BOY BAND
(OR A FRENCH MUSICAL DUO WHILE WE ARE ON IT!)
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JUSTICE CAN BE DEFINED AS

• Fairness.
• Moral rightness.
• A scheme or system of law in which every person
  receives his/her/its due from the system,
  including all rights, both natural and legal.

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One problem is that attorneys, judges, and
legislatures often get caught up more in
procedure than in achieving justice for all.
Example the adage "justice delayed is justice
denied," applies to the burdensome procedures,
lack of sufficient courts, clogging the system
with meritless cases, and the use of the courts
to settle matters which could be resolved by
negotiation.
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THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF JUSTICE

• Criminal justice
• Social justice
• Retributive justice
• Global justice
• Restorative justice
• Procedural justice

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Criminal justice is the system of practices and
institutions of governments directed at upholding
social control, deterring and mitigating crime,
and sanctioning those who violate laws with
criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.
The rights of the accused are rights that protect
those accused of crime.
VOCABULARY Mitigating Lessen the gravity of (an
offense or mistake). Sanctioning A sanction is
the punishment for a criminal offense. The
criminal sanction for a criminal defendant varies
according to the crime and includes such measures
as death, incarceration, Probation, community
service, and monetary fines.
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THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

• The criminal justice system consists of three
  main parts
• Law enforcement (police)
• Adjudication (courts)
• Corrections (jails, prisons, probation and
  parole)
• In a criminal justice system, these distinct
  agencies operate together both under the rule of
  law and as the principal means of maintaining the
  rule of law within society.