Difference between Law and Justice, Effects of Penal Populism, Instances where Community sanctions preferred over Prison sanctions

Running head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Question 1: Difference between Law and Justice............................................................................
Question 2: Effects of Penal Populism............................................................................................
Question 3: Instances where Community sanctions preferred over Prison sanctions.....................

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Question 1: Difference between Law and Justice
Law and justice are the two sides of the same coin. Many a times they are used as
synonyms. Law is the instrument or tool to deliver justice. Law denotes the rules and
regulations, which are to be followed to maintain order and discipline in a civilized society.
Law and justice, even though have certain similarities and quite a few dissimilarities, they
have a significant part to play in the legal system of every modern country. Law is the
instrument or tool that we use and have been using for thousands of year as a method to seek
justice (Hart, 2017). It has been a long way since the Hammurabi code and the Babylonian
law, the concept of law and justice has evolved and has taken a solid shape in today’s world.
The outlook on the concepts of law and justice has reformed. Nevertheless, the crux of the
matter is that whether society and legal system has gotten nearer to the sublime phenomenon
that is ‘Justice’. Law and Justice both are a part of the society as they embolden morality and
ethics in people and eventually strikes a balance in the community. According to Plato, the
Greek philosopher, law should ensure justice and inner harmony in the state. He said that law
and justice is nothing but a moral educator of the people and society, at large. They are
supplementary to each other, as one cannot exist in absence of the other (Goldman and
Cropanzano, 2015).
It is the process or the way of attaining them, that keeps them different from each
other. Laws are written codes, rules or regulations that strive to achieve peace and order in
the society by keeping men far from wrong and deviant behavior. Some laws have a universal
appeal, while some other have cultural influences. Traditionally, law have been an instrument
of the government to ensure obedience and compliance from the people of the society. Laws
can be partial and derogatory as they are nothing but sanctions backed by the government,
police and court, which are the three pillars of the society, which is the legislature, the