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What is justice:[Subtitle]
This world as we know is broken and full of sin. Because of the sin problem there is
crime. To deal with crime there is a criminal defense system that has been put in place to help.
There is good and bad within the system and today we are taking an in depth look at it. For this I
will be using group c. This group focuses on Adam and the judge.
We look at Adam first. He is a family man. Looking at it Adam probably committed that
robbery just to make ends meet for his family. It seems like he is currently in a very dire money
situation and also has people he needs to feed so that could be a reason for a robbery in his eyes.
He is also in debt because of court so that was probably something that was on his mind also.Its
hard for Adam to find a job because he has a suspended license and a criminal record. What
would justice look like for Adam with all of this being said. I think in Adams eyes justice would
be some sort of a fresh start. Some way that he could get rid of his debt and get his license and
somehow hold on to a job. For him that would be the ideal situation, some punishment and then a
restart.
Now we switch to the perspective of the judge. The judge in this scenario has had some
run ins with adam so maybe his past experiences and his thoughts about adam are not the best.
The judge also has to keep in account that Adams little robbery stunt messed up the girl even if
adam did not mean to. Adams action had a very negative consequence that needs to be accounted
for in his ruling. I think that the judge sees it as adam needs help but he also causes problems and
he has hurt someone in a way that they may never recover. With all of this said I think in the
judges eyes and in his shoes the original sentence was fair justice.
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I think that if the two could get together Adam would explain his financial situation and
the fact that he cant pay his bail the sentencing could be different. I could they could come to an
agreement on a more somewhat fair way to sentence and help Adam restart.
Dobbie, W., Goldin, J., & Yang, C. S. (n.d.). The effects of pretrial detention on
conviction, future crime, and employment: Evidence from randomly assigned judges. American
Economic Review. Retrieved March 17, 2023, from https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?
id=10.1257%2Faer.20161503
2. Sam 22:6
Robinson, P. H. (n.d.). Mercy, crime control & moral credibility. Penn Carey Law: Legal
Scholarship Repository. Retrieved March 17, 2023, from
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