CJ 521 - Essay #1

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Law and Social Control - Essay #1

Due September 16

Background:

In chapter 3, Friedrichs talks about "Law, Justice, and the Moral Order." Right away, we have definitional issues. Here are a few links that might help:

- What is "Law?"

- What is "Justice?"

- What is "Moral Order?"


The question:

Based on the readings and research, please address each of the following questions:

  • What is "Law?"
  • What is "Justice?"
  • What is "Moral Order?"
  • How do these things interact?
  • Can law, justice, and moral order be reached through non-governmental action, or must we always rely on written laws?
  • Is access to, or the application of, law, justice, and moral order equal for everyone?

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As a reminder, here are instructions from the course outline:

Essays should have sufficient breadth and depth to indicate more than a passing awareness of the issues raised in the questions. Grading will be determined based on the thoroughness of response and the ability to properly apply knowledge gained through reading the text. Essays should be "term paper quality." Pay attention to spelling, sentence and paragraph structure, organization, and citations. Your papers should use APA style , which is described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition, 2001).

Questions typically contain multiple parts. This is not done to make questions more difficult. Multiple parts are recommended to provide guidance that will lead to a high quality answer. Remember to address each section but do not assume that the ideas raised in each section are the only issues to be addressed in your response.

 



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