2015 Professor Wells Restorative Vs. Retributive Justice Retributive justice is a legal basic that dictates that punishment for a crime is acceptable as long as it is a equivalent response to the crime committed. In this type of justice system, a crime is typically seen as being done against the state or government. As such, it is left to the government to pursue justice in terms of punishment against the individual who has committed the crime. In most respects, retributive justice seeks to punish a
Essay 2: Restorative and Peacemaking Perspectives Martin Wright (1991) explores the Restorative Justice perspective through a variety of programs/organizations: Victim/Offender Reconciliation Project (VORP), National Association or the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO), and the National Association of Victims Support Schemes (NAVSS). The purpose of these programs, and programs alike, is for the criminal justice system to make things as right as possible for all involved by incorporating
Throughout England and Wales there are estimated to be 23,000 lay magistrates. With that in mind it is not irrational to question their effectiveness or analyse their role. In this essay I will evaluate the good and the bad of the lay magistracy and analyse any alternatives that may be deemed appropriate. The most obvious benefit of the lay magistracy is the number of cases they see compared with District Judges (magistrates court), hereon to be referred to as stipendiary’s. This of course fuels
of Ancient Greek civilization and culture. The poem’s themes reveal different traditional values that make up the foundation of Ancient Greek society. One of the motifs which The Odyssey examines is the nature of thumos , or heroic courage. In this essay, I will argue that the Iliadic goal of glory through thumos is slowly overcome by a newfound Odysseadic objective to rediscover what it means to be part of a civilized, human polis during peacetime. Each stage of Odysseus’ wanderings reintroduces him