INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL

JUSTICE SYSTEM
GROUP 3
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
◦ Distributive justice concerns the nature of a socially
just allocation of goods.
◦ A society in which inequalities in outcome do not
arise would be considered a society guided by the
principles of distributive justice.
◦ The concept includes the available quantities of
goods, the process by which goods are distribution
and its allocation to the members of society.
Types of Distributive Norms
◦ EQUITY
◦ EQUALITY
◦ POWER
◦ NEED
◦ RESPONSIBILITY
Scope & Role of Distributive
Principles
◦ What is considered relevant to distributive
justice?
◦ Income
◦ Wealth
◦ Opportunities
◦ Jobs
◦ Welfare
◦ Utility
Scope & Role of Distributive
Principles
◦ On what basis distribution should be made?
◦ Equality
◦ Maximization
◦ Individual characteristics
◦ Free transactions
Schools of thought on distributive
justice
◦ Strict egalitarianism
◦ Difference principle
◦ Equality of opportunity and luck egalitarianism
◦ Welfare based principles
◦ Desert based principles
◦ Feminist principles
Conclusion
◦ How we ought to divide societal output?
◦ What is the appropriate criterion used for
distributive justice?
◦ Globalization complicate the unresolved
questions