| This paper considers the benefits of using student journals in teaching a course in criminal justice ethics. Drawing on the work of Paulo Freire and the humanist tradition, I examine how the use of the student journal can be used as a method for developing the self-reflective dimension and the critical consciousness of students. The paper desribes the use of the student journal as a means to enable students to give their "solutions" to difficult hypothetical ethical dilemmas faced by the criminal justice professional. it also examines the use of the journal as a mechanism for the critical consideration of the student's own ethical system. Finally, the paper examines how the student journal can serve as basis for facilitating the discussion fo ethical issues in the classroom setting. |
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