Moral Development
- Assignment 2: Incorporating Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development into the Justice SystemDue Week 7 and worth 120 pointsImagine you are the chief of police. As the chief of police, you will need to ensure that your law enforcement officers lead ethical careers. In order to prepare for this assignment, review Chapters 7 through 9 in the textbook. Then, research Kohlberg’s stages of moral development and find at least two (2) relevant articles that discuss Kohlberg’s theory, Means vs. Ends, and Kantian ethics.Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:1. Identify and discuss the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and explain how you would address each level within your department.2. Explain how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development.3. Illustrate two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption.4. Identify and discuss at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill.5. Support your position statement with two (2) relevant and credible references, documented according to SWS. (Note: Do not use open source sites such as Ask.com, eHow.com, Answers.com, and Wikipedia.)Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
- Include a cover page developed in accordance with SWS, including a running head, page number, the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page, revision of the previous assignment, and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Recommend ways to use ethics to improve decision making in the criminal justice system.
- Analyze various philosophical approaches for ethical decision making, and the effectiveness and limits of each approach for making ethical choices.
- Analyze basic questions about morality, norms, and values.
- Examine the concepts and effectiveness of reward and punishment.
- Explain why and how the concept of justice is important to the field of criminal justice.
- Explain Kohlberg’s moral development stages and how they can be applied to issues in criminal justice.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in ethics and leadership in criminal justice.
- Write clearly and concisely about ethics and leadership in criminal justice using proper writing mechanics.
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Points: 120 |
Assignment 2: Incorporating Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development into the Justice System |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Identify and discuss the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and explain how you would address each level within your department. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and did not submit or incompletely explained how you would address each level within your department. |
Insufficiently identified and discussed the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and insufficiently explained how you would address each level within your department. |
Partially identified and discussed the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and partially explained how you would address each level within your department. |
Satisfactorily identified and discussed the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and satisfactorily explained how you would address each level within your department. |
Thoroughly identified and discussed the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and thoroughly explained how you would address each level within your department. |
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2. Explain how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development. |
Did not submit or incompletely explained how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development. |
Insufficiently explained how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development. |
Partially explained how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development. |
Satisfactorily explained how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development. |
Thoroughly explained how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development. |
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3. Illustrate two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely illustrated two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption. |
Insufficiently illustrated two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption. |
Partially illustrated two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption. |
Satisfactorily illustrated two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption. |
Thoroughly illustrated two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption. |
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4. Identify and discuss at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill. |
Insufficiently identified and discussed at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill. |
Partially identified and discussed at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill. |
Satisfactorily identified and discussed at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill. |
Thoroughly identified and discussed at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill. |
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5. 2 references Weight: 5% |
No references provided |
Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. |
Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. |
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
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6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present |
7-8 errors present |
5-6 errors present |
3-4 errors present |
0-2 errors present |
