Juvenile Justice System In The Nineteenth Century

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“There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined” – Albert Camus. Camus summarizes the ambiguity that can be present in criminal sentencing. There are many reasons why crime occurs, be it intentional or otherwise, or be it out of pride, selfishness, or just mere brokenness and suffering. However typically in the most violent cases, crime has the power to stir up intense, emotional responses such as anxiety and panic, and most of all fear. For this reason, the most violent crimes are showcased and sensationalized by mass media, enticing and influencing a general perception that crime is spiraling out of control. At the existing rate, it seems it will only become worse, on one hand, more prisons will be required to lock up the influx of prisoners, and on the other, politicians are competing for votes by promising to build and fill them with prisoners, whatever the costs. There is evidence …show more content…

Throughout this paper, the aim has been to explain the importance and application of restorative justice, whose goals are restitution and reintegration of the offender back into society. As Fish establishes, there has always been an underlying aim of retribution since biblical times, yet we have not seen the fruits of the seeds that were sown in those times. It is suggested that a greater commitment of reintegration with respect to released prisoners into the community is also important. Alternatively, there should be a greater hospitable approach taken once they have completed their sentences and face the challenges of re-entering and managing the adjustment back into society. That is people with the discipline of forgiveness, a community who can bring down existing

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