Panel Discussion: “Ethical Issues with Criminal Offenders”

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences will present a faculty panel discussion titled "Ethical Issues with Criminal Offenders," on Nov. 9 from 12 to 1 p.m., in the Parker Building, room 338.

Medical technology has created a number of ethical dilemmas for correctional professionals. This presentation will focus on current ethical issues involving criminal offenders. These dilemmas include organ transplantation, medical research with convicted felons, procedures for transgendered criminal offenders, and assessing psychopathic behavior early in children.

This presentation will involve a panel discussion, examinations of actual case studies relating to these issues, and active audience participation. Panelists will include faculty members from the college’s Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences: Thomas Fagan, Ph.D., division director; George Kakoti, LL.M., Ph.D., associate professor; and Jessica Garcia-Brown, J.D., LL.M., assistant professor and coordinator of paralegal studies.

"Ethical Issues with Criminal Offenders" is a companion event to the college’s Distinguished Speakers Series talk on Nov. 12 featuring bioethics expert David Magnus, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics, medicine, and philosophy at Stanford University. These events enrich the college’s investigation of the current year-long academic theme, “Good and Evil.”

For more information, please visit www.fcas.nova.edu/articles/dss/davidmagnus.