PHILOS 3Q03 Chapter Notes - Chapter Delvin: Wolfenden Report, Agnosticism
5 Jan 2020
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The wolfenden report = looks at the law that chars those with homosexual offences and prostitution: its importance: sets out what in relation to its social subjects it considers the function of law to be. Additions to criminal law are too often made on the idea that there ought to be a law against it". Wolfenden report says that the relationship between law and sexual offences is not logical: ex: it says homosexuality between two males is a crime but between two women it is not, seems like they are randomly selected. Wants to inquire into the connection between crime" and sin". The committee said the function of criminal law in the report is to preserve public order and decency / protect citiezns from what they find offensive. We see many schools of thought arguing that morals are not the law"s business. He himself is interested in the results of his inquiry (relationship between a crime" and a.
