UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2014/2015
EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DNF 203 ETHICS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DATE: AUGUST 2016 TIME: 1½HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Any THREE Questions.
QUESTION ONE
a) Discuss the three elements of criminal justice. (15 Marks)
b) Discuss the main functions of law in a state. (5 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) Summarise the advantages of arbitration as a form of settling disputes. (6 Marks)
b) Discuss the doctrine of Supremacy of the Constitution (4 Marks)
c) Discuss the Establishment, Composition and Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (10 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
Define the following terms:
a. Law (5 Marks)
b. Ethics (5 Marks)
c. Ethical Lapse (5 Marks)
d. Ethical Dilemma (5 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
Discuss the four main presuppositions that Flethcer’s situationalism is based on. (20 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
Discuss the following theories of Justice:
a) Nozick’s Libertarian Theory of Justice (10 Marks)
b) Mill’s Utilitarian Theory of Justice (10 Marks)
