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Is justice just? Sometimes, what is legal is not always perceived by the
public as "justice." Many laws define criminal acts and the
punishment that will be meted out in the event of a criminal offense.
However, there sometimes seems to be a disconnect between what
actions are considered criminal in nature and who gets charged for it.
Sometimes, people committing the same criminal acts receive different
treatments even though they are tried under the same courts of law.
Based on the premise that people committing the same criminal acts
receive different treatments, read the articles below and answer the
questions that follow.
Miller, N. P. (2006). "What kind of liberty? Competing visions of
freedom . . ." Liberty:
Magazine of Religious Freedom, 101(2). SIRS Researcher.
From the Argosy University online library resources:
Assessing criminal justice practice using social justice theory
Racial disparities in sentencing: Implications for the criminal justice
system and the African American community
Consider your readings so far and answer the following questions.