Joseph decided to tell the principal that his friend committed an act of vandalism at the school.

he knew that if no perpetrator was identified, these acts would continue and that the reputation of his school would be hurt by these actions.

joseph is at what level of moral reasoning?

pre-conventional
conventional
advanced
post-conventional

Conventional

Vandalism is a offense which involves the deliberate destruction of public or private property. Conventional reasoning refers to the ability of adolescents and adults to justify the actions of other human beings with respect to the society ethics and expectations.

Joseph is at conventional level of moral reasoning in which he is thinking about the fact that vandalism is an offense, which should be stopped in the school in order to maintain the reputation of the school. His concern is for the society.

the most logical answer would be a