FORENSIC, ao1 level of moral reasoning

Question 1

what did Kohlberg say

Answer 1

he was the first person to apply the concept of moral reasoning to criminal behaviour and gave us the stage theory to explain moral reasoning, so understanding of morals becomes more sophisticated with age (maturation)

Question 2

what did Kohlberg do his research on

Answer 2

on children and gave them dilemmas (eg Heinz) in order to test moral reasoning which is how we came up with the stage theory

Question 3

What stage are people who offend in

Answer 3

Preconventional stage of morality however, they can come into the conventional stage of morality but will not move beyond this

Question 4

what happens in the preconventional stage

Answer 4

avoid punishment and gain rewards, this stage is immature and childlike thinking, these criminals are egocentric so they are self-centred and have no social perspective or empathy