Levels of Kohlberg's stages of Moral Development
The first level is the moral/ preconvention. The moral values in this stage are inherent in the quasi-physical and external events. Here, people are supposed to adhere to the rules and assess the labels and regard them regarding the unpleasant or pleasant actions (Shaffer,2004). This level has three stages. The stages include obedience and orientation of punishment, naively egoistic adjustment and current stage. These steps can be incorporated into the development of moral values within the criminal justice system.
The second level is the role conformity and the conventional moral development. The moral values here are inherent in performing the correct duties in reinforcing the expectancies and the general orders of other people as a value in its might (Woolfolk, 2012). This level has three main stages namely the good boy and girl orientation and the power and social order to maintain orientation. This level is useful in showing respect for the authority and ensuring that social law prevails among the people in the criminal justice system.
The third level is the …show more content…
For any criminal activity to reach the final stage, it must go through all the six stages, beginning from stage one. The first example is where a drug abuser steals money from a friend or a family member, thinking that the family members may not report the case. The second example is that of a teenager that get involved in a gang violence. This situation would start from the initial stage as the juvenile could be committing the crime to please the community of gang. The third example of a criminal is that of a vigilante killer. This killer may be performing this act to satisfy himself/herself for vengeance and also for the sake of the
The first level is the moral/ preconvention. The moral values in this stage are inherent in the quasi-physical and external events. Here, people are supposed to adhere to the rules and assess the labels and regard them regarding the unpleasant or pleasant actions (Shaffer,2004). This level has three stages. The stages include obedience and orientation of punishment, naively egoistic adjustment and current stage. These steps can be incorporated into the development of moral values within the criminal justice system.
The second level is the role conformity and the conventional moral development. The moral values here are inherent in performing the correct duties in reinforcing the expectancies and the general orders of other people as a value in its might (Woolfolk, 2012). This level has three main stages namely the good boy and girl orientation and the power and social order to maintain orientation. This level is useful in showing respect for the authority and ensuring that social law prevails among the people in the criminal justice system.
The third level is the …show more content…
For any criminal activity to reach the final stage, it must go through all the six stages, beginning from stage one. The first example is where a drug abuser steals money from a friend or a family member, thinking that the family members may not report the case. The second example is that of a teenager that get involved in a gang violence. This situation would start from the initial stage as the juvenile could be committing the crime to please the community of gang. The third example of a criminal is that of a vigilante killer. This killer may be performing this act to satisfy himself/herself for vengeance and also for the sake of the