staffed by highly trained professionals. __T__5) Advocates for victims’ rights assert the fundamental right of victims to be equitably represented throughout the criminal justice process. ___T_6) When the victim’s movement began‚ the idea of rights for victims of crime was already central to the criminal justice system. ___T_7) Son of Sam laws have faced challenges under the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right to freedom of expression. __F__8) Victim impact statements have
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September 6‚ 2013 Justice and the juvenile Calls to dilute the Juvenile Justice Act in light of what is perceived as lenient punishment to the juvenile offender in the Delhi gang rape case are understandable but misplaced. The crime shook the country’s conscience‚ brought forth an unprecedented outpouring of anger and triggered collective introspection on the safety of women and girls. But even though there is a view that the young perpetrator has been able to get away lightly‚ this is not reason
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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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Plato’s Theory of Justice Plato’s Justice for individuals and states‚ and the rule of law. In the Republic‚ Plato posits that justice is preferable to injustice. Thrasymachus claims that injustice without recourse or consequence is the most rewarding experience. Glaucon adds the analogy of the ring of Gyges‚ and Adeimantus describes how appearance is often more important than reality. Plato is then faced with the rebuttal of their arguments. To illuminate his logic‚ he utilizes several interrelated
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terms of responding to child sexual assault and abuse is to decriminalise the occurrence of child sexual assault and abuse and this aims to achieve more equality‚ understanding‚ fairness‚ justice and reconciliation within the society. This can be achieved through the application and utilisation of Restorative Justice (RJ). In terms of the stakeholders‚ the survivors‚ their families‚ the community and the government organisations would benefit from the reparative and restorative aspect of RJ as they
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“Whether or not the government implemented social justice in the Philippines” In my own point of view the social justice in the Philippines is not totally implemented for the poor and the oppressed people but for the rich one it is. Social justice in the Philippines can hardly be described because of corrupt government authorities and abuse of political power. Government officials are so blinded of the authoritative power that they have reached to the point that they already forgot whom they are
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------------------------------------------------- Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 Republic Act No. 9344‚ also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (full text)‚ is an act establishing a comprehensive juvenile justice and welfare system‚ creating the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council under the Department of Justice. R.A. 9344 is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1402 and House Bill No. 5065‚ passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on 22 March 2006. It was
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Adolf Hitler‚ in my opinion‚ wouldn’t have risen to power if not for Germany’s unfortunate situation at the time (1919-1923). He was‚ as some people say‚ a "fiery speaker"‚ but his speeches clearly reflected certain madness in him. Hitler’s rise to power was influenced mostly by Germany’s Economic crash‚ the stain on their reputation and of course‚ his aggressive‚ yet convincing speeches and various deeds he used to gain popularitry. Hitler and his National Socialist workers Party had a plan of
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Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on law‚ rationality‚ ethics‚ rationality‚ natural law‚ equity or religion. It is also the act of being fair and just. The question is how many are following the path of justice. We live in a materialistic world‚ where ethics‚ laws and order etc. are less cared about. Everything can be purchased with money even love and respect. People are generally measure others on the scale of richness‚ the more rich a person is the more will be his love and respect
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place as a result of our government’s criminal justice structure. The departments that deal with the criminal justice system are the police‚ the court‚ and the corrections department. These bodies of the criminal justice system are what help with our government’s criminal justice process. The early stage of the process most often involves the police. The job of the police is to investigate the crime‚ collect as
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