{"id":93054,"date":"2015-02-20T05:20:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T05:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=93054"},"modified":"2015-02-20T05:44:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T05:44:16","slug":"overhaul-criminal-justice-system-chief-justice-6am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/02\/overhaul-criminal-justice-system-chief-justice-6am\/","title":{"rendered":"Overhaul criminal justice system\u00a0\u00a0 – Chief Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Chief Justice of Ghana, \u00a0her Ladyship Georgina Theodora Wood has called for the overhauling of the nation’s criminal justice system.<\/p>\n
According to her, the country must review its sentencing guidelines and ensure that the sentencing policies reflect efforts to build a humane society.<\/p>\n
The criminal justice is made up of state institutions charged with upholding social control,deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rj25yfeZQgCmfDdA2gd5Ms15pG601tw0″]Those accused of crime must have protections against abuse of investigatory and prosecution powers.<\/p>\n
However the Chief Justice believes Ghana’s judiciary systems are so weak to ensure that the law deals with criminals appropriately.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe time has come for Ghana to take a critical look at the entire criminal system and for the key stakeholders to collaboratively work hard at overhauling the entire system,\u201dshe stated.<\/p>\n
The Chief Justice also emphasized the need for the country to pay attention to non custodial sentences to “make it possible for compensation or restitution of property and those which provide justly and fairly for community service.”<\/p>\n
This is not the first time a major stakeholder has raised concerns over Ghana’s judiciary system.<\/p>\n
A Judge of the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Jones Dotse, in 2014, described the criminal justice system<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the country as a \u201ctime bomb waiting to explode.\u201d<\/p>\n