The implementation of mandatory sentencing laws

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What ethical questions arise from the implementation of mandatory sentencing laws? How do these laws align or conflict with principles of justice, fairness, and rehabilitation?Laws requiring mandatory sentencing impose predetermined punishments for specific offenses without giving judges the latitude to take the particulars of each case into account. The following ethical questions are brought up by this method, which also touches on the concepts of justice, fairness, proportionality, rehabilitation, and disparity. Regarding to disparity Mandatory sentencing has the potential to unintentionally promote inequality, especially when it comes to minority groups or those who are economically or socially disadvantaged. This calls into question the moral basis of equality in justice by bringing up issues of systemic bias and unfair treatment under the law.

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