Knowledge and the Justice System

Prescribed Title: "Knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organization of facts"

The justice system is a fundamental aspect of American society; its job is to bring justice to criminals and vindicate the wrongly accused. As one uncovers the structure of how justice is formed, the question of how this knowledge is acquired comes to light.

Information of a case is derived from any scientific and pertinent evidence. Knowledge about the events that happened is then formulated in terms of not only how these facts are organized, but also from how these facts are interpreted by the prosecution and defense team.
The prosecution is assessing evidence with the goal of proving the said perpetrator guilty. With this in mind, when the prosecution frames its argument, using the same information as the defense, their interpretation will be different then its opposing side (defense team). Similarly, the defense team is using the same set of information as the prosecution, but is forming a different argument in hopes of deeming an individual as not guilty.

The formation of justice is a process that is convoluted and not as straight-forward as one sees it. If it was, then the objective pieces of the information would exclusively determine the outcome of a case. However, along with objective information, subjective information is also injected into interpreting objective evidence. In a nutshell, the job of a lawyer is to construct a believable sequence of events to frame his/her client as innocent.  To an extent, this can explain why innocent individuals are convicted as guilty, and vice-versa. Objective evidence can be misconstrued through subjective interpretation of concrete facts.

In the Justice System, who is innocent and who is guilty is, to an extent, clouded by one's interpretation of what is "correct".