Criminal Justice Ethics
Fourth Edition
Video and Multimedia
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Audio Resources
- Why Should We Embrace Regret?
- Does Having Options Make Us Happier?
- Researchers link feelings of Disgust and Ethical Behavior
Research finds that people respond to feelings of disgust by trying to protect themselves from it — and this can quickly translate into self-interested behavior and cheating.
Video Resources
- Utilitarian Ethics Part I
Professor discusses the history of utilitarian ethics through Benthan and Mills, also known as consequentialism. It was supposed to be a universal theory that any reasoning individual could use to make a decision – i.e. the greatest good for the greatest number.
- The ethics of torture: Kantian v. utilitarian reasoning
Michael Sandel investigates Kantian philosophy and its usefulness in today’s world through the application of these concepts to torture.
- Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? Episode 2
Part 1: Putting a Price Tag on Life
- Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? Episode 7
Part 2: A Deal is a Deal