Criminal Justice Act

Criminal Justice Act, 2001

Criminal Justice Act, 2001

About the criminal justice act, 2001

The term criminal justice is defined as “it is the premise of law that addresses the implementation of the practices of government, as well as, the institution of law that accounts for the fairness of punishment, as well as, the rehabilitation of the criminal after the punishment”. The rationale of induction of the criminal justice act in the paradigm of law is due to the increasing complaints about the unethical attitude of the law courts, as well as, enforcement agencies with the people who were convicted of the violation of law one way or the other.

The Criminal Justice act was proposed in the year 2001. The notion of the act is to ensure that the punishment prescribed for the criminal on account of the crime, is fair, and therefore, it does not harm the criminal behind the extent that was just. The act implies that the idea behind the criminal justice act is to empower the criminals that are involved with trivial white collar crimes, as well as, those who have had more than half of their punishment duration and need evacuation to live a liberal and socially responsible life. The act also implies to the law enforcement agencies to be at full responsibility for the development of approaches that lead the criminal in self-rehabilitation. The act mainly addresses crimes relating to;

Theft and related offence

Making gain or causing loss through deception

Making off without payment

Illegitimate use of computer

Manu plated accounting

Suppression of documents

Burglary

Possession of articles

Robbery

Dealing with stolen property

Counterfeiting

Forgery

Perspectives of criminal justice act, 2001

There are three key perspectives addressed by the act, they are aimed at reforming the law and making easier for people to abide by it. They are discussed as under;

The difference in treatment

The act has been initiated developments in the premise of law towards the treatment of the people who were involved in the white collar crime, or a small scale crime. These criminals are not chronic criminals, but rather, they just adapt to such ways to make their living, which is otherwise impossible to them. Therefore, the act asserts that these criminals are to be treated differently from those who have been in the crime for long term. The scale of justice towards a criminal has to be determined with the extent of the crime, and therefore, all criminals are not to be treated in the same manner.

The hearing in court

The act implies that the people involved with such criminal violence are not equally responsible for the societal deterioration as other criminals. They are to be heard carefully, and each statement they make in front of the court is to be given special attention. These people are not merely rightful to speak and justify for themselves, but also, a right to remain silent when they could neither be neither affirmative nor negative about a question asked from ...