punishment and responsibility on behalf of Karissa‚ the stepfather was focusing on a Moral Model. The question that I asked about this model is‚ are the addicts self-sufficient to control their maladaptive behavior? I raised the question‚ because the longer the addicted used‚ the less self-control and self-power the abuser will become. Addicts do not have willpower‚ which is one of the biggest disadvantages about this model. The biggest advantage is the strategies for change include both a positive reliance
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Morals & Ethics in Cartoons The Comic that I recall was Hank Ketchum’s Dennis the Menace strip in a newspaper. Although I could not find it to reprint‚ the memory stays with me perfectly. Alice‚ Dennis’ mother was folding laundry when Dennis cries out from the kitchen “Mom! Does the peanut butter go on the bread before or after you put it in the toaster?” The next window shows Alice looking a bit troubled as Dennis cries out again. “Never mind” he yells The laundry
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An analysis of the Importance of Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics on Contrast to Mill’s Pleasure Principles in Utilitarian Philosophy This philosophy paper will discuss the importance of Aristotle’s argument for virtue ethics in contrast to Mill’s Utilitarian theory on the happiness of the individual. Mill’s theory of happiness is dependent on the happiness of the individual‚ as long as that individual does not harm other people in society. For example‚ the happiness of an individual is perfectly acceptable
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Criminal Justice Ethics | Criminal Justice Ethics After reviewing the tutorial on criminal justice ethics‚ my answer on the case would have to be Report the incident to your supervisor. I choose this answer for the following reasons: 1. Partner did not use prudence when making the decision to interview the minors alone‚ with no parental contact and choosing not to videotape the interview/confession. Ethical decisions were not made while conducting the interview. 2. Honesty and justice for
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nterest in restorative justice has been growing since the early 1990s. In many countries‚ programs‚ studies and discussion groups on the subject have proliferated. The failure of the punitive justice model‚ excessive use of incarceration and the alienation of victims and lack of response to their needs have generated support for this new way of thinking (Roach‚ 2000; Law Commission of Canada‚ 2003; Hudson‚ 2003). In Canada‚ the emergence of the restorative justice model can also be attributed to
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We chose to write our paper and give our presentation on the Juvenile Justice Services of Utah. We chose this topic first and foremost because this is the direction and area in which we both have chosen to pursue in our future employment and something that we both feel passionate about. Going beyond that‚ we both have made choices as a youth that led us to this path. Our paper will outline the objectives of JJS‚ who qualifies and what requirements they must meet‚ how the program works‚ and the desired
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point of view‚ such as Mill and Bentham. The greatest happiness of the greatest number‚ or as cold as it may be‚ sacrificing the few for the good of the many. Utilitarian moral theories evaluate the moral worth of action on the basis of happiness that is produced by an action. Whatever produces the most happiness in the most people is the moral course of action. I will give the best arguments against Utilitarianism‚ and show in my own opinion‚ why I think they are wrong. The strongest counterargument
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Per Stephen Morse addictions can be broken down into two models. The medical model and the moral model‚ or moral failure. In general‚ the medical model of addiction puts forth that the cause of addiction has a biological‚ neurological‚ genetic or environmental cause‚ and that the resulting behaviors are a symptom of the disease‚ while the moral model ascribes that those behaviors are due to a moral failure. “Although no uncontroversial definition of addiction exists and “addiction” and “addict”
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have a clear beneficiary but after closer examination in this game‚ no winner would be identified. Colonialism breed the internalization of pseudo-humanism in both the the colonizer and the colonized. During the establishment of colonization‚ the moral base of the colonizer was disassembled and sold for wealth. While the colonized were massacred and exploited which undermined the futures of their economies and national development. In this paper I take you on a conquest to explore the effects of
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with you tonight" the young boy asks the other boy? The response‚ "No‚ my dad has me this weekend‚ maybe next week." We live in a world where over half of the marriages end in divorce. This is truly a confounding issue that faces us today. The moral and ethical ramifications brought about by such a change in family organization will only begin to show in the years to come. Some of these issues are addressed in both Laurie Abraham’s "Divorced Father‚" and Barbara Whitehead’s "Women and the Future
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