Moral Development and Crime - Kohlberg

Question 1

What are the three stages of moral development

Answer 1

Level 1:
Pre mortality
Conventional Morality

Level 2:

Question 2

Aim of Kohlberg

Answer 2

Find evidence to support of a progression through stages of moral development

Question 3

Participants of Kohlberg

Answer 3

Took place in 1963

• 58 boys Chicago
• Working and middle class
• 7, 10, 13, 16

Question 4

Methods of Kohlberg

Answer 4

• Given 2 hour interview with 10 dilemmas that they had to solve
• Some followed by 3 yearly intervals up to age 36
• Longitudinal study 1969
• UK, Mexico, Taiwan, Turkey, USA, Yucalan

Question 5

Results of Kohlberg

Answer 5

• Younger boys at stages 1-2, older boys 3-4 suggests support for stage development
• Consistent cross cultural studies
• Slower progression in non-industrialised areas
• No support found for stage 6

Question 6

Conclusions of Kohlberg

Answer 6

Support for the moral development stages. Kohlberg stages can be applied to types of criminality