Lesson6 Creative Justice.ppt

Lesson 26 Creative Justice Guide Questions Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Questions for Discussion Questions for Discussion Reading Comprehension Lesson 26. Creative Justice they may have to work for the poor or the mentally ill, to clean the streets of their town, collect litter or plant trees ,or to do some work for which they are qualified. Or perhaps they take a job and repay their victim out of their salary. This sort of punishment, called an alternative sentence, is applied only to nonviolent criminals who are not likely to be dangerous to the public , such as forgers ,shoplifters, and drivers who have caused traffic accidents .Alternative sentences are considered particularly good for young offenders. The sentenced criminal has the right to refuse the new type of punishment if he prefers a prison term . Since alternative sentences are not defined by law , it is up to the judges to find the punishment that fits the crime. They have shown remarkable imagination in applying what they call “creative justice.” have died . Bent on revenge, many angrily refuse any sort of compensation. They want the criminal locked up in the good old-fashioned way. They believe, reasonably, that the only just punishment is the one that fits the crime. And they fail to understand the purpose of alternative sentencing. What the judges are trying to find is the kind of punishment that will not only be just, but useful to society, by helping the victims and their families, the community, and those offenders who can be reformed .“This ,”says a “creative” judge, “is true justice. ” ? From A Changing Scene , ed. ,Lucette Rollet Kenan , New York 1982 . Approximately 1 , 200 words . The system has long been considered fair and Sound by those who want to see the guilty punished and society