Formal Justice System In The United States

Ranging from the fight for freedom during the Revolutionary War to the Civil Rights Movement In 1954, the U.S. has always had people who desire their rights and want to be heard throughout all levels of the law. With the introduction of the judicial system, courts, and judges, the idea of a fair and upright justice system has taken a new route. In retrospect, the common idea is that the justice system follows a formal path. A formal justice system is one that follows every step in the legal process to find someone guilty or innocent. Formal justice systems are often not followed in today’s world, but they are what every court is model after. An informal justice system, which is more commonly used around the nation, is a system that largely depends on background deals and bargain justice. This type of system, although not fair or upright,
This example is best represented by the wedding cake model. The bottom layer is the category of cases that most judges and courts spend the least amount of time on, largely because they are the least important to them and don’t require their full attention. The top layer, however, are cases that the court house spend more time on due to the fact that these cases are more appealing and, therefore, more important. In retrospect, a case could mean a whole lot for someone but could end up in the bottom layer in the long run due to decisions made by people higher up. Personally, I believe this informal justice system is not a good system for the people. Everyone who goes to court deserves to have a fair and honest experience in order to end in a unbiased and equal result. Evidence that this system doesn’t work is the sentencing of non-guilty, innocent people. Although very hard to decipher whether someone is innocent or guilty, it is possible for innocent people to be incarcerated for a crime they did not