Personally I think the justice system should have three considerations in the following order
1) Public Safety - Criminal doesn't even get a chance at freedom til its proven by the criminal that he's in no way a threat to public safety.
2) Victim Rights - Central to any concept of Justice
3) Rehabilitation - It can't abrogate the above two, but there has to be a concerted effort for rehabilitation by the criminal and the system.
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