Although many individuals have some idea of just what the concept of
             "justice" means to them, one way of looking at the idea is that Justice is
             a means of controlling society and some of its aspects such that the
             "majority" remains safe. Of course, the way that this concept of justice
             is maintained in the United States is through the court system.
             In order for an efficient court system to function in the realm of
             criminal proceedings, it is crucial for the courts to be able and willing
             to prosecute offenders effectively. Without appropriate prosecution,
             justice cannot be achieved. Further, without appropriate and fair
             prosecution, both the innocent as well as the guilty can suffer.
             Of course, one of the most valued concepts within the collective
             psyche of the United States is the concept that "justice is blind." This
             means that justice should be the same for all, no matter their background,
             skin color, or creed. Not only does this conception of the nature and
             egalitarianism of true justice depend on the proper working of the justice
             systems as governed by the courts, but it also depends upon the confidence
             Challenges and Safeguards:
             Unfortunately, there have been significant instances throughout United
             States history when the people did not have confidence that justice could
             always be served by the criminal court system. Therefore, in one effort of
             reform, the 1984 Congress enacted the Sentencing Reform Act in which
             progress could be made to "reduce unwarranted disparity, increase certainty
             and uniformity, and correct past patterns of undue leniency for certain
             categories of serious offenses (USCC, 1991).
             The reason that this reform was so necessary is due to the fact that
             a non-uniform sentencing milieu results in instances of clear favoritism,
             disparity, uncertainty, and room for gross abuses of sentencing
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