Assessing Criminal Justice Practice Using Social Justice Theory

In this paper, I introduce two of the leading theories of social justice put forth by John Rawls and David Miller. Then, I assess criminal justice practice, from law-making to corrections, in terms of ways in which it is consistent and inconsistent with these theories of social justice. Throughout t...

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Main Author: Robinson, Matthew B. (Author)
Corporate Author: NC DOCKS at Appalachian State University (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: Social justice research
Year: 2010
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Summary:In this paper, I introduce two of the leading theories of social justice put forth by John Rawls and David Miller. Then, I assess criminal justice practice, from law-making to corrections, in terms of ways in which it is consistent and inconsistent with these theories of social justice. Throughout the paper, I also identify ways in which criminal justice practice is inconsistent with social justice. I make recommendations for reforming criminal justice to make it more consistent with social justice
ISSN:0885-7466
DOI:10.1007/s11211-010-0108-1