Does mob justice fit the conceptual theory of justice?

With the recent surge of mob justice in South Africa, this paper investigates whether recourse to serves a legitimate purpose and especially it or falls within conceptual meaning justice. In so doing, undertook literature review view first identify possible causes not society. The reveals that aims ensure security maintain social order due state inefficiency provide its citizens. Mob becomes mechanism control, policing, society’s expression criminal system has failed. However, could find any related on question philosophical concept It finds current discourse focuses economic aspects justice, delving into reasons behind attacks, legal is therefore relevant as objective determine meets if there place for such conduct constitutional found short understanding no more than injustice. recommends policy shift form community involvement policing.