Abstract
Although the literature in the field of criminal justice and philosophy is full of ideas of what constitutes "justice," little to nothing has been done to see where the average individual's opinion falls in relation to these ideas. This paper analyzes a cross-sectional convenience sample of students at UCF to determine their preference of six models of justice: utilitarianism, contractarianism, fairness, retributivism, moralism, and libertarianism. Correlating demographic factors are also discussed.
Notes
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Thesis Completion
2014
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Bohm, Robert M.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Sociology
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences; Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
Format
Identifier
CFH0004578
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Document Type
Honors in the Major Thesis
Recommended Citation
Landon, Matt, "Conceptions of Justice: A Sampling of Student Perspectives" (2014). HIM 1990-2015. 1588.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses1990-2015/1588