Individual Rights vs Public Order
Running Head: Individual Rights vs. Public Order
Individual Rights vs. Public Order
Antoine Brown, Lisa Hammond, Bobby Harper, Sean Sabulsky, and She’Londra Smith
University of Phoenix
Individual Rights vs. Public Order
A great deal of controversy surrounds the debate about whether individual rights or public order is more appropriate and which is better for the country. The United States was founded on many different ideas and ideals and public order along with individual rights was an important issue then and still is now. The question is what is more important, having a strong public order which limits individual rights for the safety of society or more individual rights? Evaluating public order and the individual rights advantages and disadvantages are important in solving this. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public order and individual rights.
As our society enters into the 21 century, a fine thin line exists between individual rights and public order. What is public order? Public order maintains crime control and social order. Public order takes superiority over individual rights. Without public order, society would not even have any human rights; because crime would tend to take over. The public must realize that some sacrifices of individual rights and liberties has to be made in order to achieve and maintain a safe, stable society in which the individual may exercise those rights (Inbau, 1999). However, public order has its advantages and disadvantages.
In the United States, the rights of individuals are often the most important center of attention in provisions of law and society. In actuality, individual rights are grounded in the United States Constitution; which also institutes the duties of both citizens of society and the government. Conflict is natural between people’s individual rights and the government responsibility to carry out the social agreement to society to
Individual Rights vs. Public Order
Antoine Brown, Lisa Hammond, Bobby Harper, Sean Sabulsky, and She’Londra Smith
University of Phoenix
Individual Rights vs. Public Order
A great deal of controversy surrounds the debate about whether individual rights or public order is more appropriate and which is better for the country. The United States was founded on many different ideas and ideals and public order along with individual rights was an important issue then and still is now. The question is what is more important, having a strong public order which limits individual rights for the safety of society or more individual rights? Evaluating public order and the individual rights advantages and disadvantages are important in solving this. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public order and individual rights.
As our society enters into the 21 century, a fine thin line exists between individual rights and public order. What is public order? Public order maintains crime control and social order. Public order takes superiority over individual rights. Without public order, society would not even have any human rights; because crime would tend to take over. The public must realize that some sacrifices of individual rights and liberties has to be made in order to achieve and maintain a safe, stable society in which the individual may exercise those rights (Inbau, 1999). However, public order has its advantages and disadvantages.
In the United States, the rights of individuals are often the most important center of attention in provisions of law and society. In actuality, individual rights are grounded in the United States Constitution; which also institutes the duties of both citizens of society and the government. Conflict is natural between people’s individual rights and the government responsibility to carry out the social agreement to society to
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