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Assessing Criminal Justice Practice Using Social Justice Theory

NCJ Number
230470
Journal
Social Justice Research Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2010 Pages: 77-97
Author(s)
Matthew Robinson
Date Published
March 2010
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This article summarizes the social justice theories of John Rawls and David Miller and utilizes the two theories to assess the current state of criminal justice practice.
Abstract
In this article, the author introduces two of the leading theories of social justice put forth by John Rawls and David Miller. Then, he assesses 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 article, the author also identifies ways in which criminal justice practice is inconsistent with social justice. Finally, he makes recommendations for reforming criminal justice to make it more consistent with social justice. Tables and references (Published Abstract)