"Forgive me victim for I have sinned": why repentance and the criminal justice system do not mix - a lesson from Jewish law.(criticim on Georgia Justice Projects unique approach of representation)(Religious Values and Poverty Law: Clients, Lawyers and Communities) From: Fordham Urban Law Journal | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Fordham Urban Law Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

The appropriate intersection of religious values and an attorney's functions as a legal advocate and a counselor has been hotly debated. At a recent conference on this topic at Fordham Law School, I had the pleasure of learning about the extraordinary work of the Georgia Justice Project ("GJP"), (1) a criminal defense organization with a practice philosophy grounded in Christian theology. (2) The GJP maintains a central mission of redirecting the lives of its clients to achieve moral religious redemption? A central feature of this practice is the GJP's ...

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