Consensus Approach

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This paper examines the consensus approach to criminal justice. This approach is one that emphasizes the opinion of the whole society. These opinions are ones that are streamlined through legislation and reinforced through social institutions. The paper makes reference to the principles of Michalowski, where social institutions come together in order to act in positive manners. This means that all actions carried out by social institutions are legitimized in the eyes of the society.

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"If laws did not exist, there would be no social institutions, and hence chaos would prevail with much insecurity. There would also be no education, and therefore no development as well. Since there would be much chaos there would be plenty of injustice, which no one would want to live amidst. Hence laws applied and the actions that are taken through them are all seen as justified. This is the reason why those who break the law are all seen as evil or abnormal in some way or the other. This legitimizes the actions that are taken against them."

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