Good day people. We would have heard about convictions of offenders involved in crime through our mass-medias. The convicts are proved guilty based upon a code which is law of the land. While the code is of substantive nature which provides various provision for punishments against a specified act that is declared as wrong in that society.
While it may be seen as naive to question the code upon which judiciary functions, but soon it may emerge contingent to question the code as change in the society might make the present code sterile and dysfunctional. The code is the primary source of remedy against a wrong committed by the convict. Hence, the question is what constitute a wrong in a society? All right, the time has arrived to correct the deficiency in the contemporary justice system. All we do is just punish the person who has committed the wrong. Does it have end in itself? A deep thought answer is no! Just punishing or terminating the offenders out of the society is just a temporary solution. To sustain a society, punishments are not alone sufficient pillar to build a community.
The other view of the justice must be addressed at this juncture. The cause of such an act deemed to be wrong to be found out. What may appear to be wrong to us might appear correct from perspective of the others. The ideology on which the society is built provide the supportive clause for the act declared to be wrong. Precisely , the person who acted against the ideology of the society is deemed to be wrongdoer. Indeed, for a person who is deviant from the social norms of the community should be treated with great care. Rather than punishments, a correctional facility is the way to bring such person back into the fold of the ideology of the community. But the present day Judicial system in most nation fail to address the need of correction. They act only as an institution of fear and keep the delinquent undercover.
The contemporary system promoted the value that unless you get caught nothing done is wrong. The socialization which evolved for many centuries failed to address bringing back the delinquent person who is a wrongdoer for the community in which he lives, in line with the ideals of the community. On the other hand, it developed a stigma around the delinquents which further antagonize them.
In order to provide stable community, a balance must be struck between punishments and corrections of delinquents. It said easier than getting it done. It is slow and steady process and must be build with great care.
While it may be seen as naive to question the code upon which judiciary functions, but soon it may emerge contingent to question the code as change in the society might make the present code sterile and dysfunctional. The code is the primary source of remedy against a wrong committed by the convict. Hence, the question is what constitute a wrong in a society? All right, the time has arrived to correct the deficiency in the contemporary justice system. All we do is just punish the person who has committed the wrong. Does it have end in itself? A deep thought answer is no! Just punishing or terminating the offenders out of the society is just a temporary solution. To sustain a society, punishments are not alone sufficient pillar to build a community.
The other view of the justice must be addressed at this juncture. The cause of such an act deemed to be wrong to be found out. What may appear to be wrong to us might appear correct from perspective of the others. The ideology on which the society is built provide the supportive clause for the act declared to be wrong. Precisely , the person who acted against the ideology of the society is deemed to be wrongdoer. Indeed, for a person who is deviant from the social norms of the community should be treated with great care. Rather than punishments, a correctional facility is the way to bring such person back into the fold of the ideology of the community. But the present day Judicial system in most nation fail to address the need of correction. They act only as an institution of fear and keep the delinquent undercover.
The contemporary system promoted the value that unless you get caught nothing done is wrong. The socialization which evolved for many centuries failed to address bringing back the delinquent person who is a wrongdoer for the community in which he lives, in line with the ideals of the community. On the other hand, it developed a stigma around the delinquents which further antagonize them.
In order to provide stable community, a balance must be struck between punishments and corrections of delinquents. It said easier than getting it done. It is slow and steady process and must be build with great care.
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