Goal 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
USA
Vietnam
Case Study = Passed a new law to improve the criminal justice system. / 16.3, 16.6
Case Study =
Adopted new legal aid law
(Legal aid means providing services to people who can not afford representation or do not know their rights) in 2017 / 16.3, 16.10
Issues
Scale
Location
Time
North America bordering Canada and Mexico.
The climate is mostly temperate, low winter temperatures in south.
Population is 329, 256, 465 people.
The government is a constitutional federal republic.
The capital is Washington DC
Issues
Scale
Location
Time
Positive
Economic = More people in the workforce and less people in prison. More productivity.
Enviromental =
Social = It will result in fair criminal processes. Will reduce the rate of incarcerations and increase public confidence.
Political = People will look more favorably on the president and the government because, it shows desire to create a fairer system.
Negative
Economic = Prisons make a lot of money and are a business owned by private companies. Since this new criminal justice reform law has been passed, in the future, it could mean less money for corporations that run prisons. However, in terms of society and people there is no serious economic impact.
Enviromental =
Social = The law may not help those 2 million people who are in prison at the moment. It will help people that are accused of crimes in the future. So people that have families in prison will be disatisfied with the process.
Political =
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Positive
Negative
Economic = If people have disputes over setting up a contract, or land issues, legal aid can help them to know their rights and can improve their ability to compete in business.
Environmental = The law could impact peoples abilities to combat cases related to the environment. e.g land, forest, agriculture, water. The could protect them against environmental violations.
Social = Improved access to justice, and improved legal aid services to more citizens.
Political = The people improve public trust and confidence. This creates more stability for the government.
Economic =
Environment =
Social = The legal aid services may not be able to meet all the legal aid needs.
Political =
National
Long term and sustainable
National
Long term and sustainable