Description
Create a 13- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you address the following:
- What role does ethics play in creating and guiding policy in the criminal justice system?
- What role does ethics play in the enforcement of laws?
- How does ethical enforcement relate to the role of investigating and combating terrorism?
- Is torture ethical in terrorism investigations? What if it saves hundreds of lives?
- How will ethics play into the future of law enforcement and related decision making?
- Should there be mandatory ethics courses? Why or why not? If so, how often should they be attended?
- Are there any police departments currently requiring mandatory ethics training on an annual basis? If so, what departments?
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines
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Ethics in the Criminal Justice,
Courts, and Law Enforcement
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Introduction
Careful consideration of ethical dilemmas are an important part of forming
an ethical basis from which to operate. Braswell et al. (2008) discuss five
goals that should be included in examining crime, justice and ethics:
Become aware of and open to ethical issues in their entirety, both the
small and the grandiose
Begin developing analytical skills that will help to critically examine the
why and how of what we do in the criminal justice system
Grow in our ability to become more personally responsible
Appreciate the coercive nature of the criminal justice system
Develop whole sight. This means exploring things from both a mind
and heart perspective, appreciating all the costs involved in the
criminal justice system
Ethics in criminal justice is ever-present.
It is also, at times, overlooked as the driving force that guides policies, practices,
operations, and procedures of the criminal justice system.
Police: Ethics filters through the most mundane and routine activities of the police to
the most dangerous and life-threatening situations that require the use of deadly
force.
Courts: It permeates the courtroom environment during arraignments, grand juries,
and trials.
Corrections: It seeps into the everyday operations of jails and prisons whose staff is
charged with safeguarding the due process rights of those convicted of crimes while
also having discretion to use reasonable force to maintain order.
Research: It ensures that empirical investigators do not violate the basic rights of
human subjects as they search for answers to society’s crime problems.
According to Wright (1999), it is only natural for the criminal
justice system to succumb to inappropriate, illegal, and
unethical behavior.
An argument for the ethically-dangerous environment that
seemingly characterizes the criminal justice system is the ability
of its employees to use discretion.
Discretion allows actors of the system to be swayed by
circumstances and/or situations outside the realm of the
law.
It also allows actors to weigh factors not necessarily
relevant to fulfilling their duty as ethical public servants.
Criminal justice employees each have unique aspects to their jobs.
According to Pollack (2010), there are four common ethical elements that each criminal
justice professional encounters:
Discretion: The power to make a decision or act in a manner that the individual feels
is right or correct.
The duty to enforce the law: Service to the law is part of every criminal justice
career and is also expected even if the individual disagrees with the law itself.
The duty to uphold constitutional protections: Fundamental to the Constitution are
the concepts of due process and equal protection.
They are public servants: The job of those in criminal justice is to serve the best
interest of the citizens and they must hold themselves accountable to the public.
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