A Theory of Justice

feeling, or state of mind that is directed towards another’s situation through a relationship with them” (Woods, 2011). The qualities necessary to be a dedicated and responsible nurse are the same qualities valued in the ethics of care theory. The ethics of care theory lays its foundation with specific character traits, similar to those found in virtue…

the name of achieving the greater good; for instance, the utilitarian theory supports this argument which is formed on the basis of consequentialism. On the other hand, the deontological ethical theory would seek to prove torture is not morally right since the end does not justify the means. Torture is not morally justifiable because it is a cruel method, which infringes on a person’s right to enjoy independence…

A consequentialist theory is a type of normative ethical theory wherein the key determinant of whether an action is the right one, is the result of the action itself. Utilitarianism is a type of consequentialist ethical theory in which the utilitarian argues that the right action, is the action which augments the pleasure that is experienced by the actors involved (Bentham, 1994). In this essay, I will first elaborate upon the technical terms and other semantic variances which are specific to…

disorganization theory. This theory speaks to the idea that one’s environment plays a large part in whether or not they are prone to commit crime. The idea can be simplified as being a product of one’s environment. In this paper I will be examining this theory and how is applies to the “school to prison pipeline.” The school to prison pipeline is referencing the path kids take from the negative public school environment, to the street, to prison. Using the social disorganization theory as a lens…

goals of the criminal justice system are deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and restoration. Those goals are significant in formulating all policies as well as the two predominating hate crime statutes in the country today, the discriminatory selection model and the racial animus model. The fundamental purpose of creating hate crime statutes is to ensure the equal protection and freedom of members of the protected groups. The two statutes are rooted from two theories of punishment. On…

As social work students who are interested in the social work fields of private practice, criminal justice, and education, we are likely to encounter adolescents at-risk of encountering the juvenile justice system or with a history in the system. Included in the ever-growing prison population in our country are thousands of people under the age of 18. In late 2014, there were over 50,000 adolescents under the age of 18 in juvenile detention facilities and over 4,000 adolescents under the age of…

One of the more boggling notions in ethics is the verdict between what is bad and good. One of the viewpoints posits that good and bad is correlative and it depends on the perception. What might be normal for the spider is a chaos for the fly. It is a notion between harm and help. Doing harm to a side just for the other to benefit is tolerable as the outcome is considered as dynamic to all. The product will always give reason for the development. A temptation to help those in need will always…

This essay will attempt to analyse the relevance of the Social Learning Theory, in relation to why domestic violence occurs. It will focus on how the theory is of relevance in contemporary times with the application of other prominent theories. It will progress by making clear links to how the Social Learning Theory is applied in Britain's multi-cultural society as well as it's Criminal Justice system. Domestic violence (DV) is the abuse of one partner within an intimate or family…

Association Theory Introduction There are a large number of factors that come into play when dealing with the subject of the Sutherland Differential Association Theory. The first issue that will be covered in respects to the actual theory itself is the historical foundation of the theory, which is the basis for how the theory came into being in the criminal justice community. Concepts and propositions are also factors to be considered when dealing with the Sutherland Differential Association…

that have helped me the most during my college career. Almost all of the criminal justice classes that I have taken have proven to help me. The classes that have been the most helpful were Criminal Justice 202, Criminal Justice 204, and Criminal Justice 345 and Criminal Justice 401. In the fall of 2013 I took Criminal Justice 202 with Paula Broussard. Criminal Justice 202 is a class about Ethics in the Criminal Justice System. I think that this class proved to be the most helpful because my…