Read the associated text The Goals of the Criminal Justice System (195-242 in 2^nd Ed; 185-235 in 3^rd Ed, A Higher Law, Jeffrey Brauch) and discuss the relationship between higher law and contemporary legal views assessing both of the following:

• analyzing this topic through the dual lenses of higher law philosophy and contemporary legal views; and
• evaluating the relationship between these philosophies as they relate to your selected topic.

You may use the Brauch text, Biblical references and other external sources.