The theory of retributive justice is common to most cultures throughout the world. It is evident in many ancient texts, illustrating that it has stood the test of time. Its premise is that punishment, ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Clip of Senator Graham describing the statements of forgiveness that the victims' families gave to the shooter. For many Americans, there is a simple ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

In the criminal justice system, incarceration is often seen as being justified by the desert of offenders: because they are guilty—morally, and not merely legally, guilty—we can impose significant ...

Norway's gentler criminal system uses something called "restorative justice," which appears to be potentially better at reducing crime than our own, but at a real cost. Norway's criminal justice ...

Thousands of years of hindsight make it easy to smugly look back on the Torah and think, “thank God we’re not like them.” This Sunday’s Gospel lesson is nearly impossible to not read through the lens ...

Legal Researcher, Indonesian Center for Law and Policy Studies (PSHK) In spite of vigorous appeals from Australia for Indonesia to spare the lives of Bali duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, most ...

The United States began enacting more restrictive immigration policies beginning in 1917. Up until then, the borders were primarily open and most people who wanted to live here could live here.

Pilgrimages and hunger strikes. The kind of nonviolent activism espoused by Gandhi seems distant and impractical in our present context. Enter Rev. Jeff Hood, a Southern Baptist pastor who, dressed in ...

A RECENT Other News to Note item about a boyfriend who killed a man he suspected of raping his girlfriend should serve to sensitize us to a major problem in our society – namely, our court system has ...