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Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal
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Noted Attorney and Seminary Graduate Matthew T. Martens Answers the Question: Does the Design and Operation of the American Criminal Justice System Reflect Christian Love of Neighbor?
In Luke 10:27, Jesus tells his followers that the whole law is encapsulated in the commands to love God and to love their neighbor as themselves. In Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal, Matthew T. Martens argues that love of neighbor must be the animating force for true reformation of the criminal justice system. We must ask, how does Scripture guide our love for both the criminally victimized and the criminally accused?
Using his 25-year experience as a federal prosecutor and defense attorney, Martens reveals how Scripture provides several guideposts (accuracy, due process, accountability, impartiality, and proportionality) for loving our neighbors as it relates to criminal and social justice. He then summarizes the history of America’s justice system and examines how it operates today. By better understanding how our current system operates and considering how love of neighbor relates to issues of crime and justice, we will be better equipped to seek true Christian reform of the justice system.
416 pages.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: A Christian Ethic of Criminal Justice
Chapter 1: The Gospel and Social Justice
Chapter 2: Criminal Justice as Social Justice
Chapter 3: My Neighbors
Chapter 4: Accuracy
Chapter 5: Due Process
Chapter 6: Accountability
Chapter 7: Impartiality
Chapter 8: Proportionality
Part 2: The American System of Criminal Justice
Chapter 9: A History
Chapter 10: A Crime
Chapter 11: Plea Bargaining
Chapter 12: Jury Selection
Chapter 13: Judges
Chapter 14: Assistance of Counsel
Chapter 15: Exculpatory Evidence
Chapter 16: Witnesses
Chapter 17: Sentencing
Chapter 18: The Death Penalty
Chapter 19: Civil Rights Lawsuits
Chapter 20: What Can I Do?
Conclusion
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