WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - Canadian Association Of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Procedural Justice, Elizabeth Fry
2 Feb 2013
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Corrections: punishments, those that serve within the community. What is justice: in the eye of the beholder . Justice is contested terrain: some believe that punishment (prision time, death penalty) saves justice, others believe the opposite. Substantive justice: the correctness of the law and the accuracy of case outcomes: more want to see substantive justice done, but in the mist of doing so, procedural justice is the obstacle that comes about. Procedural justice: the fairness of the procedures used to arrive at a verdict in a case. Tyler focuses on procedural justice, and if they are fair and legitimate in the rule of law: less likely to cooperate and assist prosecutors, once the procedural justice has been eroded will not run as smoothly. Both parties (the police/prosecution on one side and the accused/defense on the other) hope to win the case. Trial is heard by an impartial fact-finder (the judge) who ensures that proper legal procedures are followed.
