**This assignment may not be resubmitted**
For this exercise, I am asking you to refer to a real life case of government misconduct that affected the lives of thousands of juveniles and their families.
CASE: Kids for Cash scandal
You can learn about this story by going to the links below. Go to all links:
Videos about the case:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zB8i6ftPU0&t=487s
https://www.msnbc.com/disrupt/watch/new-doc-highlights-kids-for-cash-scandal-178844227804,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNn-lzSYNNc
Audio only: https://www.npr.org/2014/03/08/287286626/kids-for-cash-captures-a-juvenile-justice-scandal-from-two-sides
Documentary: there is a documentary available, but we do not have it in our library, so you are not required to watch the documentary.
QUESTION: This assignment has 2 parts.
Identify a philosophy that justifies the judges actions and why it justifies his actions. (For this part, you’ll want to focus on the theories in part 1 of the book.)
Apply a philosophy that would condemn the judges actions and explain why his actions conflict with that philosophy. (For this part, you’ll want to focus on the philosophies in part 2 of the book.)
Review the following requirements before submitting your response:
Your response must reflect the material you’ve read.
Do not ask yourself, “What would I do?” ask instead, “What would a (hedonist, egoist, utilitarian, deontologist, virtue ethicist, or social contract theorist) do?”
Content based on opinion does not count toward answering the question.
Be sure to cite the book as necessary according to APA style guide.
Failing to cite is plagiarism and results in a 0.