SOCI-225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Victimology, Criminal Procedure, Street Justice
10 Jan 2021
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Goal #1: to reduce the amount of crime. The response must include not only immediate reactions(e. g. , arresting, prosecuting, and punish ing) but also activities that are not connected to trad itional activities, such as alternative dispute resolutions: goal #2: to confront fear. Fear can lead to a societythat is ii divided, distrustful, and distracted: goal #3: justice needs to include the crime victim, potential future victims, and the offender. It also requires just laws, fair processes for their enforcement, and the even-handed administration of those processes: goal #4: the justice system must operate in a way that creates and sustains broad faith in its moral legitimacy. Perceptions of injustice as the outcomes of our criminal justice system are problematic, as they reduce the perception of legitimacy within our justice system: goal #5: the proper scope of the crime response. First, guilt, innocence, and the sentence should be determined fairly and in accordance with the available evidence.
