Crime Quote by Michael J. Knowles

Any legitimate system of criminal justice must first concern itself with justice. If just punishments also deter, rehabilitate, or protect, all the better.

— Michael J. Knowles

The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.

— Stella Young

I believe the public therefore expect the justice system to focus on rehabilitation to reduce the risk of subsequent offending - and the likelihood…

— David Gauke

I think our criminal justice system has two problems. We have systematic problems and we have people problems. So if the hearts of people…

— Maya Moore

Our current criminal justice system has no provision for restorative justice, in which an offender confronts the damage they have done and tries to…

— Piper Kerman

The criminal justice system in the United States is designed to do two things really well: to railroad black and brown bodies into prison,…

— Joy Reid

Sometimes our criminal justice system is about punishing people and not reforming people.

— Eric Goode

the prison system, inherently unjust and inhumane, is the ultimate expression of injustice and inhumanity in the society at large.

— Jessica Mitford

We must shape a restorative justice system that does not seek to criminalize whole communities, but instead creates opportunities for prevention and integration. Most…

— Laphonza Butler

America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore.

— Steve Earle

The criminals are bad specimens of human beings. It is the duty of the government to eliminate crimes. They should try to prevent crimes…

— T Joseph Benziger

The broad consensus is that our system should be better structured to deter crimes without giving up on everyone who commits them, and should…

— Bob Casey, Jr