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Explanation of Criminal Thinking paterns * Morality and crime:- Point 1: Kohlberg; stages of Moral Reasoning Kohlberg believed that people progressed in their moral reasoning thorugh three stages: The first stage: the pronounced harshness of a transgression is at first related to the amount of visible damge, meaning that people behave according to socially acceptable norms and then later the view that right behaviour means acting in one's own best interests. The second stage: justice is seen as a universal occurance and that punishment should reflect the amount of harm done. Later, justice is seen as realated to the consequences that transgression creates for others and that punishment should take account of intention. The third sgate: is the understanding of social mutuality and a genuine interest in the welfare of people and situations. According to Kohlberg everyone goes through these stages sequentially without skipping any stage. However, movement through these stages are not natural, that...

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