CJUS 410 submit replies of 150–250 words each in response to 2 other classmates’ threads. Responding to a classmate’s post requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the response post is a rigorous assignment that requires you to build upon initial posts to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the ideas introduced in the initial posts. As such, reply posts that merely affirm, restate, or unprofessionally quarrel with the previous post(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will receive appropriate point deductions. 13 hours ago Kerrey Young DB I _ Restorative / Right based Justice Collapse Top of Form What is the focus of the criminal justice system, restorative justice, or criminal rights? Criminal Justice System       The criminal justice system’s focus in layman’s terms is to prosecute offenders with evidence collected from law enforcement while ensuring that law enforcement and the state follow the rules of law. Depending on the crime and evidence against the offender, the prosecutor has the option to plea bargain a lesser charge if the offender pleads guilty to the crime. If the offender’s lawyer believes there is not significant evidence, they may suggest to proceed to trial. Due process is a protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, that no individual can be deprived of “life, liberty, or property without due process of law” (Worrall 2015). Restorative justice Restorative justice is a process that focuses on the victim and their need to be part of the justice process. The offender is held accountable to the victim and their families by participating in communication and repayment when convicted of a crime. According to Gerkin, Walsh, Kuilema, and Borton (2017) their article cited Van Ness, 1996; Van Ness & Strong, 1997; Zehr, 1990 when explaining that “restorative justice defines crimes by the harms created” and therefore seeks to repair the damage by “holding offenders accountable”, helping victims heal, and reducing similar crimes to reduce the number of victims (p1). Restorative justice not only helps the victim but gives the offender a chance at redemption. God gave man a chance of redemption from their sins by sacrificing his only son. Isaiah 53:5 states that Jesus took man’s transgressions and iniquities and bore man’s healing through his pain and suffering (New International Version). It is only through atonement that man can find peace and move toward a better version of himself. Criminal Rights Our founding fathers wrote the Constitution to ensure that all men were treated fairly. They were God fearing men but they also knew that man had a sinful nature. These men also understood that no matter the circumstances, man should be protected so they would not endure injustice at the hands of others. Over the centuries the con ...

1. CJUS 410
submit replies of 150–250 words each in response to 2 other
classmates’ threads.
Responding to a classmate’s post requires both the addition of
new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the
classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in
order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the response post
is a rigorous assignment that requires you to build upon initial
posts to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the
ideas introduced in the initial posts. As such, reply posts that
merely affirm, restate, or unprofessionally quarrel with the
previous post(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive
contribution to the discussion will receive appropriate point
deductions.
13 hours ago
Kerrey Young
DB I _ Restorative / Right based Justice
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What is the focus of the criminal justice system, restorative
justice, or criminal rights?
Criminal Justice System
The criminal justice system’s focus in layman’s terms is to
prosecute offenders with evidence collected from law
enforcement while ensuring that law enforcement and the state
follow the rules of law. Depending on the crime and evidence
against the offender, the prosecutor has the option to plea
bargain a lesser charge if the offender pleads guilty to the
crime. If the offender’s lawyer believes there is not significant
evidence, they may suggest to proceed to trial. Due process is a

2. protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, that no individual
can be deprived of “life, liberty, or property without due
process of law” (Worrall 2015).
Restorative justice
Restorative justice is a process that focuses on the victim and
their need to be part of the justice process. The offender is held
accountable to the victim and their families by participating in
communication and repayment when convicted of a crime.
According to Gerkin, Walsh, Kuilema, and Borton (2017) their
article cited Van Ness, 1996; Van Ness & Strong, 1997; Zehr,
1990 when explaining that “restorative justice defines crimes by
the harms created” and therefore seeks to repair the damage by
“holding offenders accountable”, helping victims heal, and
reducing similar crimes to reduce the number of victims (p1).
Restorative justice not only helps the victim but gives the
offender a chance at redemption. God gave man a chance of
redemption from their sins by sacrificing his only son. Isaiah
53:5 states that Jesus took man’s transgressions and iniquities
and bore man’s healing through his pain and suffering (New
International Version). It is only through atonement that man
can find peace and move toward a better version of himself.
Criminal Rights
Our founding fathers wrote the Constitution to ensure that all
men were treated fairly. They were God fearing men but they
also knew that man had a sinful nature. These men also
understood that no matter the circumstances, man should be
protected so they would not endure injustice at the hands of
others. Over the centuries the constitution has helped change
the way citizens were treated by law enforcement and the
criminal justice system. One example is the case between the
Gerald v. United States, the Supreme Court held that juveniles
were protected under the Fourteenth Amendment and have the
same rights as adults. It is important no matter the age or crime
all individuals be held accountable for their actions and be
given a fair trial.
Can these seemingly competing perspectives be better

3. harmonized
?
This student believes that these competing perspectives can be
better harmonized and should be put in place within the
criminal justice system. As children, most Americans are taught
that their actions have consequences. Unfortunately, all children
are guided by caregivers who teach them right from wrong and
there are also those who rebel anyway. Having due process
keeps the justice system accountable to the rights of citizens
whether they are guilty or not guilty of a crime. In turn, those
who have committed crimes should be held accountable to
society and those they have wronged. Putting individuals in jail
is not always the best solution, of course that is depending on
the crime. One positive step in restorative justice is that it
focuses on the victim instead of the offender (Gerkin et al.
2017). Victims need to participate in the process as part of their
healing and their need for justice. Offenders need to participate
and accept their role for their actions, if they are incarcerated
they do not have the ability to receive the counseling they need
to prevail against actions that can cause them to be repeat
offenders (Ghoshray 2013).
References
Gerkin, P., Walsh, J., Kuilema, J., & Borton, I. (2017).
Implementing restorative justice under the retributive paradigm:
A pilot program case study.
SAGE Open, 7
(1) doi:10.1177/2158244017691562
Ghoshray, S. (2013). An equilibrium-centric interpretation of
restorative justice and examining its implementation difficulties
in america.
Campbell Law Review, 35
(3), 287.
United States v. In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967): online
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/387/1/case.html
accessed 6 July 2017

4. Worrell, J. L. (2015).
Criminal procedure: from first contact to appeal
. (5
th
Ed.) Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
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Elizabeth Mullen
Discussion Board 1
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American criminal justice is designed to correct and control
offenders that deviate from the accepted social norms for “good
behavior” (Weisburg, 2003, p. 468, 470). While this definition
sounds effectively straightforward, the culture’s gradually
industrializing worldview has created a complicated non-system
of politics and jurisdiction (Neubauer & Fradella, 2014, p. 7).
According to Worrall (2015), an, “inherent tension between two
competing sets of priorities” forces justice officials to balance
their society’s security and individual rights, while still
ensuring each voice is represented (p. 13). These two important
factors – citizen security and human rights – can be equally
protected by criminal justice through a school of thought that
balances Biblical principles with modern laws.
While criminal justice encompasses the entirety of the non-
system, criminal procedure refers specifically to, “how
suspected and accused criminals are to be handled and
processed by the justice system” (Worrall, 2015, p. 4). The
Founding Fathers, when drafting our nation’s laws, did not
outline a criminal procedure for offenders, instead choosing to
protect citizens’ individual rights through clearly mandated
statutes (O’Neill, 2015, p. 757). The legal system built itself
around the Constitution by convicting offenders who violated
another citizen’s legally protected rights and restoring
communities to protect the society’s interests (Kurlychek, 2009,

5. p. 909). Thus, the focus of criminal justice is the rights of the
individual – which is ensured best by criminal procedure, or the
method to justice (O’Neill, 2015, p. 758).
The second “priority” described by Worrall (2015) is sometimes
unrecognized by society, and by modern criminal procedure.
The Constitution protects the rights of all American citizens,
which includes the offender; according to our textbook, most of
the amendments concerning citizens’ rights in relation to
criminal activity are actually more relevant to the offender
(Worrall, 2015, p. 6-7). A justice procedure is needed to allow
offenders to regain societal status and return as functional
members of society, with the justified opportunity protected by
the Declaration and the Constitution. Restorative justice
accomplishes this harmonized perspective by administering
justice and encouraging offender reintegration.
Restorative justice unconsciously points a society towards God
by allowing for discipline with a redemptive quality. It
recognizes man’s capacity for sin, and their ability to seek
truth. As the Bible examines in Psalm 9:7-8, God judges us
from his throne, “with equity”; in each instance of Biblical
justice, the offender is able to return after a punishment that
allows them to repent. The best example of this is David’s
transgression with Bathsheba in 2 Samuel; God shows David
mercy when he genuinely repents for his sin and David returns
as Israel’s king. By integrating this practice into American
criminal procedure, we can unify security and safety while
protecting the rights of each citizen.
Kurlychek, M. (2011). What is my left hand doing?: The need
for unifying purpose and policy in the criminal justice system.
Criminology & Public Policy
,
10
(4), 909-916. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2011.00771.x
Neubauer, D. W., and Fradella, H. F. (2014).
America’s courts: And the criminal justice system
(11th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

6. O’Neill, T. P. (2015). Confronting the overcriminalization of
America.
John Marshall Law Review
,
48
(3), 757-776. Retrieved from
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Weisburg, R. (2003). Norms and criminal law, and the norms of
criminal law scholarship.
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
,
93
(2), 467-591.
Worrall, J. L. (2015).
Criminal procedure: From first contact to appeal
(5th ed.). Pearson: Upper Saddle River, NJ
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