Ethics in Criminal Justice - Kean University
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Jeremy Bentham & Utilitarianism<br />
• Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)<br />
(1748 1832)<br />
• A teleological ethical system.<br />
• Good is determ<strong>in</strong>ed by the consequences<br />
of the action.<br />
• This doctr<strong>in</strong>e asserts that we should<br />
always act so as to produce the greatest<br />
possible ratio of good to evil for everyone<br />
concerned (Barry, 1985).
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