Utilitarianism Essay

For this assignment, you are presented with five issues. Please respond to all five issues in one cohesive essay.

Please include a brief introduction and conclusion, use Level I headings to differentiate between the five issues.

1.    Research philosopher Jeremy Bentham and his idea of utilitarianism. Analyze his ideas that a nation should do whatever is necessary to lead to the greatest possible happiness for the largest possible number of people in society and that man was a calculating animal who would balance pain and suffering versus gain when deciding to commit a criminal act.
Do you agree with this? Argue your point using research to support your answer.

2.    Based on the pure communist social model, how does capitalism lead to crime? Analyze and argue both sides of this issue.

3.    Analyze whether developmental disabilities are a cause of criminal behavior. Take a stance on this issue and argue your point using research as support.

4.    Describe, in your opinion, how a criminal personality is developed. No sources are required for this section.

5.    Assume class division in society causes crime. What is a viable alternative to this system? Analyze and argue both sides of your proposed solution. In your answer, you should identify five major theoretical approaches of identifying criminal causes of behavior and describe which of these would support your proposed solution.

Guidelines to the Essay:

a.    The essay should begin with an introduction to the topic.
b.    Organization should be logical, clear, and appropriate.
c.    You should provide strong evidence of critical thinking.
d.    Essay should end with a conclusion statement to support your essay.

** The format of the submission should be in essay format using subheadings.

** Need four (4) peer-reviewed, academic sources no more than 5 years old minimum**

** The Essay should be 2 Full pages minimum not including Title page and Reference page**