Describe the difference between moral virtue and moral vice.

Directions: Please answer the following shot essay questions.  Each question should have a 1 to 3 page response that addresses the questions.  Remember to support your work with APA references and in-text citations.  Please use proper APA format.  Please visit the Academic Resource Center for concise APA guidelines.

1.   Briefly discuss what is meant by moral “virtues” and “vices,” incorporating specific examples of each into your response.

2.   Briefly describe Aristotle’s concept of the “Golden Mean,” providing at least one example of how it might be used to identify virtue in a particular scenario.

3.   Illustrating your answer where appropriate, briefly discuss the approach to justice emphasized by an ethic of care and how it might differ from conventional approaches to justice.

4.   Describe the difference between moral virtue and moral vice. As you think about criminal justice professionals (e.g., police officers, probation/parole officers, lawyers) list the five characteristics that you would argue are most typical of these kinds of professionals. Are these characteristics virtues or vices? Finally, list five characteristics that you feel would be ideal or desirable for such professionals to embody.

5.   Explain two requirements of living the “Examined Life.” Give examples of each.

6.   As the ethic of care requires us to consider situational factors before making decisions, what types of situational factors might be important in determining whether an arrest needs to be made in the following cases; solicitation of prostitution, possession of small quantities of illicit substances, a simple assault stemming from a drunken verbal confrontation at a bar, public intoxication, loitering.