Philosophical and Practical Approach
Running head: PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL APPROACH 1
Philosophical and Practical Approach
Kristin Young
Dr. Bond
CRJ 220, Strayer University
June 10, 2013
Philosophical and Practical Approach 2 The principle of utility addresses that actions are right to the extent that they promote happiness and wrong to the extent that they produce unhappiness. When the issue of individual rights and the public’s protection is addressed this philosophy came to mind. As individuals the laws that govern our country, states, cities, ect. all give as rights as human being that are meant to in no way harm the lives or affect the well being of others around us but to allow all humans to live comfortably, and at peace with those around us. When people choose to take those rights that we are given into their own hands and make negative out of them and stretch them into harmful actions, and those actions become wrong and add to producing an unhappy environment and unhappy people there become a problem. For example, people have the right to the freedom of speech, but when you use freedom of speech to threaten or speak of harming another human being, the public’s and individual protection is now at risk, and those actions have just produced an unhappy environment. When balancing the use of reward and the punishment in the criminal justice system, punishment is generally looked at as good while the offender himself or herself is most directly affected by the punishment the positive would be the impact on the larger community and society. So why do offenders receive punishment and then turn around and in some cases get rewarded? The reward in some cases being able to acquire good time while in prison which could lead to them being released early. The reward is an incentive for the offenders to do right while in prison, possibly get some time deducted off their sentence and then be released back into society. The positive of their release back into society would be they
Philosophical and Practical Approach
Kristin Young
Dr. Bond
CRJ 220, Strayer University
June 10, 2013
Philosophical and Practical Approach 2 The principle of utility addresses that actions are right to the extent that they promote happiness and wrong to the extent that they produce unhappiness. When the issue of individual rights and the public’s protection is addressed this philosophy came to mind. As individuals the laws that govern our country, states, cities, ect. all give as rights as human being that are meant to in no way harm the lives or affect the well being of others around us but to allow all humans to live comfortably, and at peace with those around us. When people choose to take those rights that we are given into their own hands and make negative out of them and stretch them into harmful actions, and those actions become wrong and add to producing an unhappy environment and unhappy people there become a problem. For example, people have the right to the freedom of speech, but when you use freedom of speech to threaten or speak of harming another human being, the public’s and individual protection is now at risk, and those actions have just produced an unhappy environment. When balancing the use of reward and the punishment in the criminal justice system, punishment is generally looked at as good while the offender himself or herself is most directly affected by the punishment the positive would be the impact on the larger community and society. So why do offenders receive punishment and then turn around and in some cases get rewarded? The reward in some cases being able to acquire good time while in prison which could lead to them being released early. The reward is an incentive for the offenders to do right while in prison, possibly get some time deducted off their sentence and then be released back into society. The positive of their release back into society would be they