Chris Grayling Quotes

I always thought that was one of the single most important things a prosecutor could do is to seek justice for the families of victims.

We as a Congress have a moral obligation to bring justice to the families of these victims. Furthermore, as a society based on laws, we have a responsibility to ensure that criminals don't go unpunished.

For far too long, victims' rights have been discussed only in the context of sentencing. Sentencing is very important, but the debate obscures something much more fundamental: most victims have so little faith in our criminal justice system that they do not access it at all.

All victims deserve justice.

I'm not asking victims to change their behavior. I'm asking perpetrators not to commit crimes.

For too long, the victims of crime have been the forgotten persons of our criminal justice system.

The Crime Victims Fund is distributed to service providers who assist millions of crime victims annually throughout our communities in a host of ways. It is paid for by fines levied on criminals, not taxpayers.

Back in 2003, when I was home secretary, I introduced the victim surcharge on offenders to substantially expand the support available and, I hoped, the protection of witnesses who were brave enough to come forward.

In the criminal justice system, the law-abiding citizen comes first.

Criminals are not the victims of society; society is the victim of criminals.

The most malign of all these dangers today is disregard and disobedience of law. Crime is increasing. Confidence in rigid and speedy justice is decreasing.

Victims of crime and the wider community deserve a grown-up debate on our criminal justice system and how we can make it work - for those within it and for those it protects.

I've been really consistent throughout the campaign and since I won that I want to prioritize victims rights and I want to prioritize healing.

It's really important to me that the public have confidence in their criminal justice system. We don't operate very well if the public doesn't trust us.

I'm very mindful of the need to ensure we have a criminal justice system in which people have confidence.

The victims of crime have been transformed into a group oppressively burdened by a system designed to protect them.

I am openly pro-prosecution and make no bones about it. I don't think there are enough people out there sticking up for victims.

The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.

Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.

We make no apology for people who should be in prison being in prison.

Saddam's fate should be in the hands of his country men. They were the major victims of his brutal reign and should decide his life, death, or permanent imprisonment. Personally, I would lock him away forever.

I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.

We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust.

There are reasons to doubt that our criminal justice system is fundamentally just.

Our criminal justice system was designed to be fair and is the fairest system known to man.