A Sexual Predator Is Nearing Completion of His Sentence

question 51

Multiple Choice

A sexual predator is nearing completion of his sentence. He has indicated that he is consumed by compulsions that he is not able to resist. Corrections officials are convinced that he will re-offend upon being released. They decide to seek an order committing the offender to a secure treatment facility at the completion of his sentence.
Even though the offender does not wish to be confined, the judge agrees that this is the best course of action, for both the community and the offender. Which of the following ethical systems does not support this decision?

• A)utilitarianism
• B)ethics of care
• C)ethical formalism
• D)teleological ethics

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Definitions:

Perceptual Process

The sequence of steps that begins with stimuli in the environment and ends with our interpretation of those stimuli.

Perceptual Process

The sequence of steps that includes receiving, selecting, organizing, interpreting, and responding to sensory information from the environment.

Organization

An arranged group of individuals with a particular purpose, such as a business or governmental agency.

Interpretation

The process of explaining or understanding the meaning of something, such as a piece of data, event, or statement.