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  • SOC109 Lecture 20

Courts Aren't Easily Replicable

• Tries to be the same over similar cases.
• One input = One output.
• Social inequalities outside of the courtroom, makes it hard to reach the courtroom.
• Structural inequalities inside the courtroom can make irregular or unequal outcomes in the courtroom.
• Courts want to be objective. But they may not be able to get rid of all of those biases.
• This is the best system we've come up with so far. No other real alternative?

• Example:
  • The Mafia was administering justice and was competing with the government's system for justice.
  • This might cause a legitimation crisis, making people question the Legitimacy of the government's methods to produce justice.