Justice And Law And Becoming Ethical Professional

The author mentions that he doesn’t like how Kohlberg focuses too much on “why”. The author says that Kohlberg is narrow to focus on motivation rather the action itself. Another issue is how flexible or rigid each stage are presented. In the text a question is raised stating that can a person in stage 5 have a stage 1 morning. Basically the criticism here is that Kohlberg does not clarify weather his rules are bendable or not. The Author goes to on another criticism where he asks if justice is the most important ethical principle. He states that the sample size for someone to reach stage 6 is very small so why is justice the most important factor? Finally, his last criticism is how gender plays a different role in moral development. In Kohlberg’s research, most of which were young boys, he found the moral difference in young males. According the author Gilligan thought that Kohlberg’s research

Lawrence Kohlberg, a developmental psychologist, identified six developmental stages of human moral reasoning. The first stage that he recognized was the Punishment-Obedience Orientation, where the person’s concern is for avoiding punishment through obedience. The second stage was the Instrumental Relativist Orientation, where the person’s concern is to work in their self interest, and better their position. The third stage of moral development was the Good Boy-Nice Girl Orientation, where the person’s concern lies with their reputation. Next was the Law And Order Orientation, where the person was less concerned with their own immediate well being to the maintenance of a larger society. The fifth stage was the Social Contract

As each new member of a police department officially becomes a sworn member, friends, family and other members of the public gather as they speak an oath. The oath these officers take, promises their commitment to ensure the safety of the public they serve. This means more than protecting civilians from individuals who may stray from the law, but to also ensure the protection of basic human rights. Police and other public servants are given a great deal of trust and power, what they do with it is based on the ethics they choose to uphold. In this paper we will look at why it is important for these justice professionals to study ethics.

Stage six is intimacy versus isolation stage, ages 20-40 years old. It is young adulthood and it is when there can be love and friendship or possibility of loneliness of isolation. In the video, there is a women telling her partner that she cut her hair and that it will grow back in two years, her partner says he can wait two years but they are not sure if they will be together that long and that is when they feel a sense of loneliness. As described, a feeling of loneliness and isolation are likely to result from an inability to from friendships or

They then produced their own stage theory consisting of three distinctive stages. The Asocial stage (0-6 weeks)- emotional behaviour such as smiling and crying does not seem to be directed specifically at any given individual. The next stage was the

Justice is defined by the fairness in protection of rights and punishment of wrongs. This concept intends to offer a fair punishment that fits the offense. The term itself holds a positive connotation, in contrast to the word injustice. The United States’ judicial system built its operations off of granting justice to those put on trial. Judges within the judicial system strive to hold fair trials in order to prosecute offenders accordingly.

In beginning my research assignment on the paralegal profession and its impact on ethics, I recalled the information that I learned from Chapter 8 Online Search Techniques: Learning the Methods in the “Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals” textbook. Prior to my search commencing I recalled from Chapter 9 that the most common URL suffixes are .com, .org, .net, .gov, and.edu; but to use my best judgment to determine the accuracy and reliability of a Web site. I learned that search engines provide the link to the Internet or World Wide Web. This process assisted me in gathering information based upon a given set of search terms. I performed a key word search using the Google search engine. Google provides general and advanced searches with an extensive database. I entered in the query “paralegal ethics.” I avoided using the noise word “and” by placing a space between two words which is automatically considered “and” on Google.com. Of the 649,000 results I used the first result from www.nala.org/code.aspx. This was the website of NALA, the National Association of Legal Assistants. “NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility” was first adopted by the NALA in May of 1975. It is the foundation of ethical practices of paralegals in the legal community. The performance of the duties of a paralegal are governed by specific canons as defined in NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility so that justice will be served and goals of the profession attained. The

You can see these stages in characters such as Bob Ewell, Aunt Alexandra, and Atticus Finch. Aunt Alexandra who according to the chart is on Level two Stage four: Maintaining Social Order. With this stage of mortality, the person only does what they believe is right, but no for what they believe in. This type of person also looks for approval from other people or a society and judges things based on other people’s doings. In To Kill a

In Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Amsden (“the decision”), the Tribunal made findings of professional misconduct against Ms Amsden. Subsequently, they determined that the appropriate disciplinary consequence of was a public reprimand, an order to pay a fine of $5,000, and an order to pay the full costs of the Committee. This paper will outline the legislative and theoretical foundations of legal practitioners’ professional ethics in Western Australia in conjunction with an exploration of the justifications for disciplining legal practitioners. Subsequently, there will be analysis of the Tribunal’s reasons for their findings of professional misconduct against Ms Amsden and the effectiveness of the penalties imposed in achieving the underlying purposes of the system of legal ethics in WA. Particular emphasis will be placed upon Ms Amsden’s conduct in relation to ‘bringing the legal profession into disrepute’; this will necessitate an examination of the concept of law as a profession and its wider role in society.

The true concept of justice is a concept involving moral, fair, and impartial treatment of all individuals. Justice is a concept that has many different translations and a concept that can be changed on a case-by-case basis. Justice, as it pertains to law enforcement, is an example of the many faces of justice and how it can be subjective. Conceptually, justice is synonymous with law enforcement. Within this profession, justice can be defined as the ability to treat perpetrators and all individuals encountered, while on the job, with the highest quality of fairness.

Stage one: Denial- The individual may be in denial or act is everything is normal without yet

Firstly, the three levels of the celebrated psychologist Kohlberg’s theory are to be looked at, in this regard.

My most recent set of actions best described by my previous description as to why I acted in such a way leads me to believe that I am currently at stage 5 of moral development. While at some points I may still be acting in ways beneficial to me through helping others. I believe that at this stage of my life most of my actions are with the welfare of others in

The fourth stage is depression; as death comes closer, the person begins to recognize that it cannot be prevented also, referred to as preliminary stage of regret and lament. In a way, it's this stage that can mean different things depending on whom it involves. The feeling of futility and exhaustion may set it. It's a sort of acceptance with emotional connection. It's natural to feel grief and regret, deep depression, uncertainty, hopelessness and, etc. It shows that the person has at least initiated to accept the reality. There is the reactive depression, for example, loss of job, hobbies or mobility and preparatory depression, which is losses yet to come, for example, dependency on family.

Stage Three and Four: The Adjustment and Biculturalism stages are when individuals start to comprehend the new culture then accept and respect the cultural variations. Kelly is deciding on whether to adjust or not. If the family continues then they would move to the third stage. However, if they leave then they would not reach the third and fourth stages.