101243: Ethics and Prison Administrators

About the Course:

Ethics and Prison Administrators attempts to answer two questions: How can people assure themselves that their decisions are ethically valid, and how can people best articulate the reasons for their decisions to others? This course covers Adobe pages 40-45 only.

Journal/Publisher:

Federal Prisons Journal

Publication Date:

Winter 1991

Author

J. David Newell

About the Authors:

J. David Newell is a Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for prison administrators, correctional officers, and probation and parole officers who seek knowledge about ethics and learn how to articulate the reasons for one’s decisions. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Explain the model of moral reasoning.

2. Describe the six stages of the model of moral reasoning.