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Criminal Justice Vs Retributive Justice

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Retributive Justice is flawed in many ways, and while the intent may be well rounded, the process of implementing such a system is far stretched and not ideal. A better system of criminal justice is much more restitution theory focused. The idea of punishment in the retributive view is to cause more harm to someone than serve justice to the victim. Our criminal justice system has a need to serve justice, not punish and provide entertainment. Punishment is simply not a logical answer to everything our legal systems face, and restitution can be a much easier process.
Restitution is in our legal and court systems today as a part of a sentence in that the defendant is ordered to compensate the victim for any loss suffered. The process of an offender

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