Unit 1-1: Why We Need Laws (Konstantin Degtyarev) Law are rules for everyone to follow, laws are intended to establish freedoms, responsibilities, democratic principles and respect towards others and the public equipment. A public law is between an individual or a group of individuals and the society; whereas private law is between an individual/s and other individual/s. A public law helps establish rules between people and their community, whilst private law establishes rules between people, hence the name private. An example of a public law are laws against murder. Killing someone is a criminal offence, which is under the public law category, since someone within a society dies, and it could potentially post danger to other members of …show more content…
Money is everything in today’s world, more money means more power , so corporations for their major contributions to the economy by giving jobs and paying taxes are favoured by judges whilst an individual is nothing to compare, and yet again corporation can afford to hire better lawyers than what an individual could, rarely does it happen that you hear on the news about an individual who beat a corporation in a court debate, also because of the toll and srees that an individual would have to go through in order to beat a corporation in court. Natalie DeFreitas has made numerous points as to why restorative justice as better than/more effective than the current law system here in Canada. The speaker talked about the 70% recurrence of crimes whereas only 15% repeat crimes after restorative justice, Texas’ crime rates and jail enrollment have dropped, the cost of jail enrollment is 115,000 CAD$ for one year per person, whereas restorative justice only costs about 10,000 CAD$ for the same person throughout the same term and how much more effective can restorative justice be with a provided life example of John’s case, the bottom line is that restorative justice reduces crimes, improves the lives of criminals by healing and makes communities a safer …show more content…
A similar phenomenon is experienced in the world of soccer, where such people call themselves “ultras”,the actions of ultras groups are occasionally extreme and may be influenced by political ideologies such as conservatism or socialism, or views on racism, ranging from avowed nationalists to anti-fascist. they rarely go to their teams matches and they do nothing but start riots, fights, vandalism and more; whilst claiming that they are doing all of these for the benefit of the club. Famous “ultras” in the world of soccer include Ultras of Lazio, Ultras of Jagiellonia Białystok, Ultras of PFC Levski Sofia and many more. Hockey “ultras”are just like the soccer
Legal history A system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties, this is the definition of law. Although the definition of law is evident and perceptible,the portrayal and act of law varies. Throughout the justice system there are many inconsistencies such as the type of law, there is common,criminal,civil, and administrative. Throughout these systems of law there are also criminal proceedings. In these criminal proceedings, some will find that the verdict is just.
Restorative justice is a theory of the criminal justice system that focuses on the rehabilitation of the offenders, victims, and community. This fairly new theory is a new way of tackling criminal behavior, because unlike the traditional form of justice that we have become accustomed to restorative justice allows the affected persons of a given crime to be fully involved in the process of justice. Personally, I agree greatly with the concept of restorative justice, because the face to face interactions of victims and offenders can be a powerful way of addressing the material and physical injuries caused by a crime. However, with all the healing that can be achieve using the method of justice, it does have qualities that can cause it to have
●Reading 14 (pages: 264-269) 1.) The authors believe inmates should have a voice in how they are classified. Do you agree? Why or why not? No, I don’t agree with the authors believing in that inmates should have a voice in how they are classified.
Presently, Canada’s current justice system is far from perfect. While there are attempts to rehabilitate wrong doers, prevent others from committing offences and provide compensation to victims, the strong reliance on imprisonment and retribution, prevents those goals from being achieved. The Canadian justice system views criminal behaviour as a crime against "the state” rather than the community as a whole, leaving crime victims with no voice through out the legal process. Restorative justice models, however, provide the victim with a sense that justice was served, bring the offender the feeling that the legal process was conducted in a fair manner, remind the community that it has a responsibility to the parties involved and lower costs associated
Restorative Justice processes are likely to reduce criminals from repeating offenses, as numerous recidivism studies have demonstrated. Thus, it would be more than justified to employ restorative processes a response to crimes under
Khiaiya Jaggie In Dr. Ed Latessa speech on effective correctional intervention, What Works and What Doesn’t in Reducing Recidivism: Designing More Effective Reentry Programs, he synthesizes research to conclude an evidence based discussion about trends in the corrections system. He addresses what works and also addresses many different points of views such as how to reduce recidivism in the correct way and also how to not reduce recidivism in a correct way. Latessa admits that yes, some rehabilitation efforts to reduce recidivism can be effective but it is not a “one size fits all” deal.
The relationship between the law and society affects everyone and everything. How the law is written and how it is acted upon in society are two different things. It is imperative, therefore, that we as citizens pay attention to and understand the importance of the relationship between the law and society as it affects both our own lives and the lives of those around us. We engage in and witness the power of the law and society everyday. The law is personal, however, the law is also discretionary depending on where you look.
Today our justice system has a multitude of options when dealing with those who are convicted of offenses. However, many argue that retributive justice is the only real justice there is. This is mainly because its advantage is that it gives criminals the appropriate punishment that they deserve. The goals of this approach are clear and direct. In his book The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Zehr Howard (2002), illustrates that the central focus of retributive justice is offenders getting what they deserve (p. 30).
Restorative justice is a system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large. Generally, restorative justice is a way of seeing crime as more than breaking the law and it also causes harm to people, relationships, and the community (Zehr, 2002). It is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. Restorative also tell us about the different way of thinking about different crime and how our response sounds like towards every crime. It also seeks redress for victims often recommended by reintegration and offenders of both within the community.
Why do we have laws and rules? The reason we have laws and rules is to protect us and keep us safe from danger. Imagine a world where there are no laws and rules. Imagine living in a world where everyone had the freedom to do
Common law is the body of legal rules developed from case law. There are two types of law which
INTRODUCTION Law is the system of rules or regulations to government the conduct of the people of a community, society or nation. The purpose of law in general is serves to regulate the affairs of all persons, individuals, corporations or government. Furthermore, law acts as a standard of conduct and morality, directed at individuals and groups, business and government. Military law means the law which governs the member of Armed Forces and regulates the conduct of officers and soldiers as such in peace and war, at home and abroad. The purpose of military law is to maintain discipline as well as to deal with matters of administration in the Armed Forces.
Restorative Justice For a long time, there have been two criminal justice systems, but now there has been a new system, restorative justice, which has grown in popularity since the 1970’s. The three systems are the retribution model, the rehabilitation model, and the new one, restorative justice. The retribution system emphasizes on punishment through the criminal justice process, and the rehabilitation process focuses the need for society to assist criminals in changing their attitudes and behavior into better habits for their future. The restorative justice though, is a system that promotes equal concern for the victims and the offenders.
Batley (2005) stated that restorative justice is about restoring, healing and re- integrating victims, offenders, as well as the society and also preventing further harm. In this assignment, I will be discussing approaches to restorative justice and illustrating their advantages and disadvantages to offending. I will also provide the applications of these five approaches of restorative justice which are retributive approach, utilitarian deterrence approach, rehabilitation approach, restitution approach and restorative approach in the given case study. I will then explain my preferred approach to justice through identifying a personal belief or value that underpins my choice.
Which of the theories has the most “value”? Dicey’s or Bingham’s? Both theories have their own value, so it would be impossible to single out one which has the most “value”. Dicey’s theory has its value, not only since it was one of the earliest theories written about the doctrine of the rule of law, but also because it reduced complex concepts into an understandable doctrine.