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Ethics in Criminal Justice - Kean University

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Ethical Systems<br />

• Source of moral beliefs<br />

• The underly<strong>in</strong>g premises from which we<br />

make judgments<br />

• They are beyond argument.<br />

– Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Baelz (1977)<br />

• They are prescriptive. Certa<strong>in</strong> behavior is<br />

demanded or proscribed.<br />

• They are authoritative.<br />

• Logically impartial or universal.<br />

• They are not self-serv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

self serv<strong>in</strong>g.

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