Legal Reform from the Perspective of Professionals

Over the last decade, debates about the functionality of our legal system have arisen. Many question whether our system needs widespread reform. This empirical study will try to answer this long-standing question by using the perspectives from former and current members of the legal system. These members work in the Criminal Justice department at Southern New Hampshire University. Reviewing prior literature helps allow for an understanding of the bases for why these proposed issues should be reformed. This paper also addresses an empirical study related to the thesis. The participants were asked a series of open-ended questions. Results indicated that professionals are split on the idea of reform, with half citing the system as the best it could be and the other half claiming reform is needed.