The Fairness for which I scored my work place the highest In correlating the scores from the Self-Assessment Exercise located on pages 58-59 of our text book I have discovered that the fairness for which I score my place of work, and the organization for which I work, the highest is in fact Interpersonal Justice; for which my combines score totaled 13 out of a possible 15. This places Interpersonal justice at a very high overall level of perceived justice for me. And I can think of many reason ranging from the broad to the personal, and from the historic to the current, which all could be contributors to my having this perception. First and foremost would certainly be; that from the very moment I raised my hand and joined the US Army, back …show more content…
And this has often times served me rather well. However, the most memorable and possible the most effective vicarious learning it seems has always come from those things my peers and counterparts have done wrong, and for which they faced group and public score and ridicule above and beyond simple and meaningful punishment as set down in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) (military.com, 2016). Such incidents while rare have always remained memorable and relevant to me and have served to remind me that you simple do not want to be “that guy”. One such example of these memorable public shaming’s that served to teach all of us, who had to bear witness to it, was a calling out of the offenders by the commander in front of our formation. Wherein the commander proceeded to declare publicly the wrongs these men had done, steeling ammunition, and then explaining the how these selfish and petty acts had brought embarrassment on our entire Regiment. At which time the commander ripped every patch and emblem from their uniforms, symbolically casting them out of our tribe and down to the ranks of common soldiers. This was followed by weeks of extra-duty, supervised by the First Sergeant, for these men; in additional to the money garnished from their pay; before they received their reassignment orders and could get on with their lives. The less learned by our entire formation, and all who witnessed this public skeptical on that day, was; do not do wrong things period; like steeling valuable resource. And do not do such things for selfish motives. Or else you too may face the gauntlet of public shaming and ridicule; as you are formally cast out of our honorable tribe of
The task of identifying my social identity was easier said than done. I acknowledged the somewhat privilege I encounter along with the oppression I endure. In retrospect, my social identity unambiguously resembles a coin where on one side oppression lies with dirt rusting but on the flip side privilege stares right back at me, shining bright. I initially could not see the benefits since I’m a low income college student. I became too encompassed with one side of the coin. After we learned what the word, privilege, indeed meant, I realized the various facets of my life in which that word could apply. Self pity can greedily advance on you from out of nowhere thus averting you from flipping the coin. I familiarized with counting my struggles instead of my blessings. In accordance with my social identity I would say I’m privileged with the
There are three types of Justice discussed in Book 1 of Plato’s Republic which are Retributive, Procedural, and Social Justice. Retributive justice is the type of justice that requires someone to pay back their debts if they took something. According to Cephalus, justice requires ‘repayment’ from those who have taken something. For example, The death penalty can be considered retributive justice because someone may have took a life and now their life will be taken from them in return. Procedural justice is doing good for someone that you are close with but doing harm to someone you do not get along with. Polemarchus believes that justice is doing good to good people and doing bad to bad people. For example, Giving your friend a ride to
Does justice exist in America? Yes, justice does exist in America, but for whom is the question real question. In America all citizens should feel equal to one another but that is not the case. Rather than feeling equal to one another, the blacks and whites of the country feel hatred to one another. In American justice is served but it is mainly for whites and not blacks. The word justice is defined as the quality of being fair and reasonable. Unfortunately in America, justice is not always equally served due to racism in the modern society.
Distributive Justice. Distributive justice was the only type of organizational justice till 1975. Based on Adam’s equity theory (1965), distributive justice was referred to as the people’s perceptions of fairness of the outcomes they receive relative to their contributions and also to the outcomes and contributions of others. Outcomes like pay or performance appraisal were noted by the employees and efforts that were made. Distributive justice focuses on outcomes, when unfairness is seen regarding any outcome, it affects the emotions of the employees.
What purpose does justice serve within society? Throughout history, Political philosophers have debated and presented arguments on the justice. Many have presented new views on the concept, and the purpose it serves in Society. For John Locke in his Second Treatise of Government, justice was needed for individuals to escape the state of nature and preserve their property. For Glaucon in The Republic by Plato, justice was used by the weak to escape the suffering that they found in injustice. The arguments presented show the different viewpoints on justice, and it's relevance to civil society. The question then arises as to where these viewpoints have similarities, where they differ, and if the viewpoint of others differs from the viewpoints of Glaucon and Locke. When analyzing the concept of justice, it can be said that the arguments presented by Locke and Glaucon believe that justice leads to a social contract between individuals, but differ on their views of the purpose of justice within a civil society.
Social Justice, according to the Department of Government and Justice Studies, means that “all people share a common humanity and therefore have a right to equitable treatment” (“What is Social Justice?”). For me, social justice is a willingness to understand that every person has needs, which include safety, security, health, and equality opportunity for learning. Providing affordable housing to every person in the United States is something social justice advocates have always striven for, but we still have such a long way to go.
When Mary Catherine Parris was told that I would be talking to her about restorative justice, her response was, “Is that a real thing?” (personal communication, September 23, 2015). Through this assignment I realized that restorative justice is not talked about within the criminal justice system. For both of the individuals I spoke with, the idea of restorative justice seemed like a joke. In trying to persuade them both that restorative justice is a real thing, I was met with very similar beliefs and comments from both individuals. They both believed that restorative justice would not work and believed that some aspects of the approach were completely useless (M. C. Parris, & R. Clemones, personal communication, September 23, 2015). The responses
Restorative justice (RJ) is a different way of looking at the criminal justice system. Instead of focusing solely on the offender, Restorative justice places the emphasis on the victim first, making sure their harms and needs are addressed, then followed by the offender, and rounding out with the community. Restorative justice has been introduced in Brazil as early as the 1990’s after it has found its way from North America through restorative justice initiatives. Brazil officially implemented restorative justice in the early 2000’s for their juvenile justice system with three pilot projects in the cities of Porto Alegre, Sao Caetano do Sol, and in Brasilia. Brazil in particular along with Latin Americas relied on the military as the aid to police when crime and violence have become rampant (Achutti & Pallamolla, 2012). Brazil has been promoting restorative justice to help bring down crimes by bringing together victims, offenders, and the community for support and not rely on extreme military and police measures to resolve the issues.
Distributive justice, it reflects the understanding in fairness of outcomes. In a working relationship, employees certainly want equal pay, rewards, evaluations,
Everyone is affected by crime, whether they are a direct victim, a family member or the victim’s friend. It can interfere with individual’s daily life, their personal sense of safety and their ability to trust others.
Social Justice to me means that everyone has the same opportunity to experience life in such a way that they can have all their needs met and feel fulfilled as people. This may sound really simple, but it is actually a very complex idea that I am going to try to break apart and try to explain here. The first part is everynone. When I say everyone, I mean every person in existence. Whether they are a citizen of the United States, a refugee from Syria, or an astronaut, no longer in the atmosphere. In essence, everyone counts. Second is opportunity. Opportunity is the set of circumstances that make an outcome available and the ability to capitalize on those circumstances. Third is experiencing life. This refers to the ability to move through their life from beginning to end with the freedom and agency to make educated choices about things that affect them. The final part is having needs met and feeling fulfilled. This is probably the most difficult one to explain effectively. To illustrate this idea I look to Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs. I assert that in a socially just society everyone should have their needs met starting with the most basic (the ones on the bottom) to the most
Do we have any reason to believe that some sort of Justice must balance out Injustice in the world? This question would seem to imply that perhaps through Justice there are some sort of Injustice in the world today. Therefore, some sort of judiciary system should be set in place to control the level of unjustness. In order for any individual to even approach the above question, the given terms Justice and Injustice must first be understood, as well as their relationship to society.
People have the right to not be forced to do something they don’t agree with, for example, women have the right to choose what happens with their body but in some cases it is not equal for all women. Here in the United States fortunately women have the power to decide whether to abort or not. But in china and India they have different beliefs and traditions; therefore women have no such thing as rights they are not able to express their thoughts, this is discrimination against females. Just as Richard Wright states on the article “The library card”, “hiding my thoughts and feelings from them”. The speaker of the passage did not have the right to go in the library do to his ethnicity; this was not social justice towards him.
Justice is an important aspect of the United States and it should always prevail. It is important for justice to be blind because it hurts the reputation of the criminal court of law in the United States if it isn't. Justice has three important elements. It needs to be credible, fair, and balanced. These three elements help make justice the best sense of law in the United States, for all of its citizens.
Ethics are a very important aspect in any person’s life or whenever you have any involvement in an organization. Even though I think I have a good reign on my personal ethics, it wasn’t until I learned in the HESI 470 that ethics play a greater role than just within my own little world. As defined by Professor Hood, “Ethics are the rules or standards that govern behavior”. My duty as a Resident Assistant is to enforce the University's ethics with a mixture of my ethics that I expect from my own residents. As I think about the ethics I currently hold along with the University’s ethics I can see that there can be difficult situations in which your ethics conflict. After careful thinking, I have come up with a scenario where dealing with ethics