Moral Case Deliberation in Dutch Prisons: Experienced Outcomes and the Moral Learning of Prison Staff

Abstract We present a study about an ethics support instrument, Moral Case Deliberation (MCD), which is used to support and further professionalize Dutch prison staff. MCD can facilitate prison staff in dealing with moral dilemmas from practice. We present an embedded mixed-methods study on the experienced outcomes of 16 teams participating in both single and in series of MCD sessions. Prison staff and MCD facilitators completed evaluation forms ( n = 871 by staff, and n = 122 by facilitators) after participating in a single MCD session ( n = 131). Staff filled out another evaluation form ( n... Mehr ...