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Old enough to kill ; too young to die?
Title
Old enough to kill ; too young to die?: evaluating public opinion of the juvenile death penalty.
Creator
Chase, Kristen., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
In 2005, the United States Supreme Court found the execution of juvenile offenders to be unconstitutional, based in part on a "national consensus" against the death penalty for juveniles. The purpose of this project was to demonstrate the flaws in existing methods of measuring public opinion and to determine the correlation between the age of an offender and the sentencing recommendation received. It was the hypothesis of my project that there would not be a statistically significant...
Show moreIn 2005, the United States Supreme Court found the execution of juvenile offenders to be unconstitutional, based in part on a "national consensus" against the death penalty for juveniles. The purpose of this project was to demonstrate the flaws in existing methods of measuring public opinion and to determine the correlation between the age of an offender and the sentencing recommendation received. It was the hypothesis of my project that there would not be a statistically significant correlation between the offender's age and sentencing recommendation. To test this hypothesis, I asked 156 Florida Atlantic University students. This method of analysis was considered the best way to accurately determine public sentiment towards the juvenile death penalty, after a thorough review of existing methods revealed significant flaws. My results suggest that there is no correlation between the age of an offender and sentencing recommendations.
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Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/209986
Subject Headings
Criminal justice, Administration of, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Capital punishment, Punishment (Philosophy), Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Format
Document (PDF)
CHILDREN’S MORAL SENSITIVITY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SUSPECTED LINK BETWEEN ALTRUISTIC PUNISHMENT AND MORAL JUDGMENTS
Title
CHILDREN’S MORAL SENSITIVITY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SUSPECTED LINK BETWEEN ALTRUISTIC PUNISHMENT AND MORAL JUDGMENTS.
Creator
Dukes, Charles, Bjorklund, David F., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
Developmental research on moral psychology has long been driven by the classic studies of Lawrence Kohlberg with an almost exclusive focus on reasoning. The adoption of an evolutionary perspective has opened moral psychology to investigations into the deep roots of morality. From this perspective, it is thought that group living (cooperation), evolved psychological mechanisms, disgust, emotion, and punishment make for the complex building blocks that is morality. Based on this notion, it is...
Show moreDevelopmental research on moral psychology has long been driven by the classic studies of Lawrence Kohlberg with an almost exclusive focus on reasoning. The adoption of an evolutionary perspective has opened moral psychology to investigations into the deep roots of morality. From this perspective, it is thought that group living (cooperation), evolved psychological mechanisms, disgust, emotion, and punishment make for the complex building blocks that is morality. Based on this notion, it is quite possible that morality is present early in life and driven by the forces of natural selection. Thus, moral development may be understood by taking a different approach, one that takes into account the tenants of evolution. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of third-party punishment on children’s moral sentiments using a common moral transgression (exclusion from a group). For this cross-sectional study, children in age groups 4-5, 7-8, and 12-13 years heard two short stories describing a perpetrator (matched in gender to the participant) who excludes a victim (also matched in gender to the participant). For each story, children were asked to imagine a different relationship to the victim: kin (i.e., brother or sister) or non-kin (i.e., friend/stranger). After each story, children were asked to rate the intensity of the moral transgression, choose a possible punishment for the perpetrator, identify an emotion associated with the transgression, and then offer a justification for the emotion. A total of 109 children were interviewed for the study. Results were mixed. Relationship (kin vs. non-kin) made a difference in some cases, while not in others. Overall, all children rated the treatment of the victim as wrong, deemed punishment as necessary, and reported neutral emotions. The children in the 12 to 13 age group were different on measures of wrongness and emotional responses. There is some evidence that relationship may influence moral sentiments, which is in line with an evolutionary hypothesis. Moral sentiments seem to be present early, and common moral transgressions are perceived as wrong early and consistently across age groups. This study provides some insight into the evolutionary roots of morality. Additional research is necessary to gain a greater understanding of other factors contributing to the evolutionary roots of morality.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013300
Subject Headings
Moral development, Ethics, Evolutionary, Moral judgment, Children, Punishment, Moral psychology of the emotions
Format
Document (PDF)
Perceptions of professionalism
Title
Perceptions of professionalism: a case study of community college baccalaureate faculty.
Creator
Nasse, Jeffrey Peter., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description
This case study analyzed the perceptions of professionalism among an emerging and distinct occupational sector of community college faculty: community college faculty who teach in baccalaureate programs. The research was designed to address three questions as to the experiences of Community College Baccalaureate (CCB) faculty. First, what are the perceptions of professionalism among the community college faculty who teach in the baccalaureate programs at a multi-campus community college in...
Show moreThis case study analyzed the perceptions of professionalism among an emerging and distinct occupational sector of community college faculty: community college faculty who teach in baccalaureate programs. The research was designed to address three questions as to the experiences of Community College Baccalaureate (CCB) faculty. First, what are the perceptions of professionalism among the community college faculty who teach in the baccalaureate programs at a multi-campus community college in the state of Florida (herein referred to as Seaside College)? Specifically, what patterns emerged when faculty perceptions of professional identity were examined, first, under the lens of professionalism as established by Larson (1977) and, second, through Boyer's (1990) four domains of scholarship? Second, are these faculty perceptions different from their previously held perceptions prior to the college's expansion into baccalaureate instruction? Third, were there any noticeable differences in faculty perceptions about the individual baccalaureate areas across this college?
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Date Issued
2013
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362555
Subject Headings
Community college teachers, Community college teachers Professional ethics, Education, Higher, Aims and objectives, Rewards and punishments in education
Format
Document (PDF)
Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" and Michel Foucault's "Panopticism"
Title
Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" and Michel Foucault's "Panopticism".
Creator
Brown, Erika Dawn., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
Abstract/Description
Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange offers a "disciplinary technology," the "Ludovico Technique," which resembles Michel Foucault's interpretation of Jeremy Bentham's architectural figure, the Panopticon. Burgess's novel functions analogously to Foucault's image of the panopticon by dehumanizing and controlling the criminal, Alex, by omniscient, omnipotent surveillance, and also by disciplining the reader to assimilate an ambiguous vernacular language: the reader is "trained" by panopticonic...
Show moreAnthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange offers a "disciplinary technology," the "Ludovico Technique," which resembles Michel Foucault's interpretation of Jeremy Bentham's architectural figure, the Panopticon. Burgess's novel functions analogously to Foucault's image of the panopticon by dehumanizing and controlling the criminal, Alex, by omniscient, omnipotent surveillance, and also by disciplining the reader to assimilate an ambiguous vernacular language: the reader is "trained" by panopticonic techniques to read and interpret the novel.
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Date Issued
1998
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15558
Subject Headings
Burgess, Anthony,--1917---A clockwork orange, Foucault, Michel--Criticism and interpretation, Bentham, Jeremy,--1748-1832--Criticism and interpretation, Punishment
Format
Document (PDF)
The spirit of the age : its tendencies to a change that is not reform : speeches of Senators Bond, Fuller, Coffin and Bokee, in State Senate.
Title
The spirit of the age : its tendencies to a change that is not reform : speeches of Senators Bond, Fuller, Coffin and Bokee, in State Senate.
Creator
New York (State) Legislature Senate, Van Benthuysen, C. (Charles) 1817-1881
Abstract/Description
Contains speeches in the Senate of the State of New York: opposing the separate legal status of women, favoring the death penalty, and opposing homestead exemptions for debtors. FAU copy with printed paper wrappers, side stiched with brown cord.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb14f19
Subject Headings
Capital punishment -- United States -- States, Debtor and creditor -- United States -- States, Exemption (Law) -- United States -- States, Homestead law -- United States -- States, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, Women -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States -- States
Format
E-book