COERCION TO VIRTUE - THE ENFORCEMENT OF MORALS

• NCJ Number: 2220
• Author(s): J H SKOLNICK
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 53 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Foundation
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINTED FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW, VOL. 41, NO.3 (1968)

Annotation

STATE USE OF MORALITY AND MORAL JUDGEMENTS TO ENFORCE LAW BASED UPON SUCH VALUES IS EXAMINED AND RESEARCH DIFFICULTIES INTO SUCH USAGES ARE DISCUSSED.

Abstract

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MORALITY AND THE LAW IS EXAMINED, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ENFORCEMENT THEORIES. A DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOCIETY AND THE STATE IS MADE IN LIGHT OF SUCH THEORIES. THE OBJECTIVES OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS ARE CRITICIZED. THE THESIS IS ADVANCED THAT VARIOUS LIFE STYLES OF SOCIETY BE PERMITTED WITHOUT IMPOSAL OF RESTRAINTS ON THOSE WHO DO NOT CONFORM AND DO NOT INJURE OTHERS IN THEIR NONCONFORMITY.