Justice or Revenge? The death penalty has no place in a civilised society‚ but India seems to celebrate it. ndia’s first execution of a death penalty in eight years‚ the speed with which Ajmal Kasab (the only perpetrator of the 26 November 2008 killings to have been held) was hanged after his mercy petition was rejected by the president‚ the public celebrations that erupted in a few parts of the country and the manner in which the media has reported/commented on the hanging in Pune on 21 November
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Justice as Fairness John Rawls’s theory regarding justice is concluded with the idea of justice as fairness. Justice‚ according to Rawls‚ includes a conception of the knowledge that “all social goods are to be distributed equally unless an unequal distribution of any or all of these goods is to the advantage of the least favored” (Princeton Readings‚ 697). His theory prioritizes three principles: freedom‚ equality‚ and the difference principle to solidify his claims. Rawls’s attempt to reach an
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Social Justice Synthesis Paper Three major themes that we have talked about so far are where can we find/see God‚ the beneficial effects of restorative justice‚ and helping a cause not only for the effects of charity‚ but also for the effects of justice. First‚ in class‚ we talked about how we can find and see God in the Biblical foundations and in the Sacraments. Many of us discussed our “images of God”. For me‚ my image of God is on a very personal level. Although I have only ever attended Catholic
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Distributive justice is concerned with the fair allocation of resources among diverse members of a community. Fair allocation typically takes into account the total amount of goods to be distributed‚ the distributing procedure‚ and the pattern of distribution that result. The concept of social justice was initiated by Dr. Ambedkar was the first man in history to successfully lead a tirade of securing social to the vast sections of Indian humanity‚ with the help of a law. Social justice denotes the
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Restorative Justice Restorative justice is a phrase that is known only in small‚ concentrated pockets of the United States and other parts of the world. It is well known in alternative dispute resolution circles and in juvenile courts. Restorative justice‚ versus punitive justice‚ aims to heal‚ restore and reconcile‚ while punitive justice seeks punishment and revenge. Examples of restorative justice are‚ healing circles‚ transformational justice‚ transformative mediation‚ some collaborative
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Food Justice. Walking into the lecture I had no clue what food justice meant. If anything‚ I figured the lecture had to do with justice for fair trade for farmers or the justice in regulation of genetically modified foods. Instead it turned out to be justice that seeks to ensure that the risk associated with growing‚ producing‚ transporting‚ distributing‚ eating‚ access to food is shared by everyone fairly. After Professor Kieth Pezzoli gave a little explanation about food justice and its
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BREAKING RULES: Children in Conflict with the Law and the Juvenile Justice Process THE EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES Save the Children UK is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance‚ the world’s leading independent children’s rights organisation‚ with members in 27 countries and operational programmes in more than 100 countries. Save the Children works with children and their communities to provide practical assistance and‚ by influencing policy and public opinion‚ bring about
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1. Describe the different models/eras of the Juvenile Justice System and which model to you agree with and why? The Juvenile Justice System has been marked by many shifts in thinking concerning how to treat juveniles. Before the twentieth century‚ Juveniles were considered property and were treated the same as adults in the criminal justice system. The move away from viewing children just as property to viewing them as those in need of protection happened during Europe’s Renaissance period. The
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Question ‘Social justice ... is neither the exclusive terrain of social welfare nor of crime control. Indeed‚ the boundaries between these two domains tend to be mobile and porous’ (Book 1‚ Social Justice: Welfare‚ Crime and Society‚ p. 168). Explain and illustrate this with reference to examples drawn from at least two chapters from Book 1. According to Newman & Yeates (2008) Social Justice is a device that can be called upon to challenge particular forms of inequality or unfairness and
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Youth Justice Some people may think that the background in Youth Justice is very boring and uninteresting‚ but it is the complete opposite. The background in Youth Justice is the most interesting part. It tells who commits more crimes‚ the offenders’ age‚ what factor age plays into youth justice‚ the punishments youth receive‚ and their gender. The background of youth justice is a real eye opener to people because they don’t realize the reasoning and truth behind it all. Youth Justice is for
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