section_path: Theories/Equity
section_name: Equity
paragraph_text: Equity
  
  In legal theory, equity is seen as the concept connecting law to justice, since law cannot be applied without reference to justice. In that context, justice is seen as 'the rationale and the ethical foundation of equity'. One approach towards equity in justice is community policing. Marxism is a needs-based theory, expressed succinctly in Marx's slogan " from each according to his ability, to each according to his need ".