CRIM 440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Needle Exchange Programme, Harm Reduction, Methadone
19 Nov 2016
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Frequently end up describing concepts related to religion. Crim440 chapter 2: ethical issues in correctional decision making. Study of what constitutes good or bad conduct. Relationship between ethics, morals, values, and empathy. We engage in behaviour that is consistent with our values. Ability to share in feelings with others. Strong role in law making, law breaking, and reactions to law breaking. Eg. how empathy plays in role in the death penalty sentence. Eg. how cos view rehabilitation vs. punishment. More able to connect how their actions hurt others. Individual values form value systems, whether they are at the level of an . Facing conflict between values and options for behaviour. Eg. university students presented with chance to cheat on exam. What is legal/illegal may not correspond with what is right/wrong. Morals and laws are distinct to one another. Our laws do not provide clear def"n of moral behaviour. Serious ethical dilemmas when moral and legal issues conflict.
