Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Justice Systems And The Justice System Of Other Nations

There are numerous things that have been and will be discussed concerning our justice system and the justice system of other nations. Contrarily there are varying types of courts all throughout these other nations as well. Similarly, all nations have criminal sanctions, sentencing practices, and types of punishment, death penalties, and imprisonments. The question I present is what about all those who have been unlawfully convicted, sentenced and then later on exonerated centered upon DNA or whatsoever evidence available? What about the many nations whom have taken the act in an effort to exonerate those individuals mainly here within the United States? I believe that the wrongly accused be worthy to not only be exonerated from their†¦show more content†¦The U.S. Constitution is supposed to guarantee the protection of those rights. This is why we go through countless lengths of looking for evidence and testimonies in our courts of law. Regardless of who the person is or what they may have done, discretion should always be used because the evidence will in many cases set the path for the sentence. If all the components are brought properly to the case, then the investigations should work accordingly and as follows from courts to sentencing. Nevertheless, those that are given a guilty verdict are not always the truly guilty defendants, many innocent people have been led to prison and there is where their nightmare begins in living color. When an innocent individual is incarcerated, it is an injustice to the individual being sentenced, the relatives of the sentenced, and the criminal justice system altogether. Years may pass and new evidence will be presented such as DNA testing and it will have confirmed that individual as innocent exonerated of their crimes. The challenge of being incarcerated is for the individual to make a change into a â€Å"normal† life which many times can be hard. Not only should our society do its part to improve the criminal justice system but also to support the responsibility in restoring those who have served their time under a wrong conviction. If there is anything we as a society should also provide to these once incarcerated, it is payment

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