BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

JUSTICE AND SECURITY–DIVERGENT GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCES AND THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION IN BANGLADESH AND THE UNITED STATES

Author: Mohd Aminul Karim, Ronald J. Black

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2009v30n1a1

ABSTRACT

The constraint of justice system in penetrating into contemporary crimes that emanate both from within and without is acknowledged. The dramatic decrease in the white Anglo population in the United States has empowered minorities and brought enigmatic cultural change reflected in a new order with changed values. The country is in the midst of an opportunity to witness the ideals of justice put in practice, and to develop a systematic means of seeking the greatest good where diversity is its greatest strength. In Bangladesh, distributive justice is seen as a welcome gesture by people along with eternal vigilance to be maintained by the people at large. Divine law, especially the Quranic scripture, is upheld by the majority of Muslims. In the US, there is a need to address breakthroughs in areas that may be fraught with dilemmas. In Bangladesh, the public/private partnerships and sharing right to information at the right time can make a difference in getting justice. In the United States, new methods can be created by a review of failed experiences in developing problem solving techniques. Innovative ideas are necessary to meet the challenges in delivering justice. Bangladesh government has undertaken and addressed the two critical areas of Legal and Judicial Capacity Building Projects. The innovation in justice and security will depend on ingenuity, creativity, breakthroughs in technology, and a commitment to critical thought applied to forecasts that can be more and more predictable. Replication can be used as a tool for justice and security innovation in the United States. This can be done through innovative means to adequately predict experience and applicability keeping the human element in focus. In the paper, a number of recommendations are made in improving and assuring the delivery systemof justice and security. Bangladesh has a compendium of rules and regulations but its weakness seems to be in the area ofenforceability. Its police force, condition of the jails, rehabilitation of imprisoned persons, border control,Human Rights Commission, empowering women, local government, capacity building, massive and modern vocational, technical, engineering and nursing training programs and education system need improvement. The US can employ basic measures to replicate successful methods to improve disciplinary processes. The balance between government and non-governmental entities can be created through dialogue and debate to make itmore structured, focused, and goal-oriented. There is a necesity of cooperation among local, state, federal and multinational governmental and non-governmental organizations.