Crim 340 Ethics in Criminal Justice

Worksheet: Chapter 6__

1) Flew (as cited in Bean, 1981) argued that punishment, in the sense of a sanction imposed for criminal offense, consists of five elements. Describe AT LEAST 3 of the elements:

a)

b)

c)

2) Answer the following question with as many reasons as possible: "why should an offender be punished?

3) List and describe at least 4 of the 9 sentencing objectives (from class):

a)

b)

c)

d)

4) Explain what lex talionis means:

5) What is denunciation?

6) Describe the justifications for retribution by the following theorists:

a) Feinberg (1994):

b) Morris (1994):

7) Name, describe, and provide an example of both types of deterrence:

a)

b)

8) Describe virtue theory:

9) What is tariff sentencing?

10) What is restorative justice?

11) List the 3 core principles of restorative justice according to Van Ness and Strong (1997):

a)

b)

c)