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ADJ 235 Ethics and the Administration of Justice Version 4 |
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ADJ 235 Week 1 CheckPoint Legalizing Morality Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following question: Do you agree or disagree with the opinion that acts that may be considered immoral (such as gambling, drug use, pornography, or abortion) should also be illegal? Explain the pros and cons of your position as a justification for law. |
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ADJ 235 Week 1 DQ 1 Is the mother legally culpable but morally blameless, both legally and morally culpable, or some other combination? Fully explain your answer. |
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ADJ 235 Week 1 DQ 2 Why is criminal culpability difficult to determine? Include some examples, if helpful. Feel free to use examples from high-profile criminal cases whether historical or current events. Fully explain your answer. |
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ADJ 235 Week 2 CheckPoint Interpretation of Ethical Systems Review the scenario in Situation 1 of “Ethical Dilemmas” in Ch. 2 of the text. Write a 200- to 350-word paper in which you explain how you would respond to the scenario. Address these ethical systems in relation to the scenario: ethical formalism, utilitarianism, religion, and natural law. |
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ADJ 235 Week 2 Individual Deontological Versus Teleological Ethical Systems Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you compare and contrast the seven major ethical systems described in Box 2.3 in Ch. 2 of the text. Provide examples and descriptions of each system. Indicate whether you believe each system is deontological or teleological. Identify which system most closely matches your beliefs and explain why.
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ADJ 235 Week 3 CheckPoint Undercover Operations Write a 200- to 350-word essay that argues for or against undercover work by law enforcement officials. Support your position using an ethical framework from Ch. 6 of the text. |
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ADJ 235 Week 3 DQ 1 Post your response to the following: What would you do in this situation? Fully explain your decision. |
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ADJ 235 Week 3 DQ 2 When is noble-case corruption, such as the Dirty Harry problem, justifiable? Do you agree that law enforcement should use extreme means to catch criminals? Why or why not? Fully explain your answer. |
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ADJ 235 Week 4 CheckPoint Law Enforcement Code of Ethics Write a 200- to 300-word essay on the code of ethics in law enforcement, which answers the following questions: · What conflicts do you see between the formal law enforcement code of ethics and the police subculture, also known as Cop Code? · What ethical problems might these conflicts create? How are these two ethical codes tied to public perceptions of the role of law enforcement? |
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ADJ 235 Week 5 CheckPoint Attorney’s Ethical Responsibility Post a 200- to 300-word response to Situation 1 of “Ethical Dilemmas” in Ch. 9 of the text. |
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ADJ 235 Week 5 DQ 1 Bobby K. Lawyer’s first inclination when accepting a new client is to begin the process of plea bargaining. He is not interested in “dragging out” a case in court that will go on for months and might get ugly. Plea bargaining, in his opinion, is a much simpler way to work the system and satisfy both parties. But Bobby is not looked on very highly by his peers. To many of his peers, plea bargains cheat the system, side-step justice, and do not take due process into consideration. Ø Clarify the ethical dilemma associated with plea bargaining. Ø Analyze the dilemma using a deontological framework and a teleological framework. Then, in your opinion, which framework might be best to resolve the dilemma? |
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ADJ 235 Week 5 DQ 2 Judges, like police officers and attorneys, are held to a higher ethical standard than the average person; they are expected to be impartial and non-biased in their work. Do you believe a judge can be completely unbiased with every case? Explain your answer. What ethical issues arise when a judge is biased? |
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ADJ 235 Week 6 Assignment Movie Review
Refer to problem 2 of “Writing/Discussion Exercises” in Ch. 10 of the text.
Select a movie that presents a legal d |
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ADJ 235 Week 6 CheckPoint Attorneys’ Obligations Write a 200- to 300-word description of three ethical obligations of a defense attorney and three ethical obligations of a prosecuting attorney. Describe how the obligations are similar and different.
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ADJ 235 Week 7 DQ 1 What are the goals of punishment and corrections? Explain the rationale behind both of those goals. How does the concept of community corrections relate to these goals and rationale? |
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ADJ 235 Week 7 DQ 2 What is your opinion regarding the use of the death penalty as a form of punishment, and why? Clearly support your opinion using one of the major ethical systems outlined in the book. Avoid a simple for/against answer; use logic and academic analysis from this course. |
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ADJ 235 Week 8 CheckPoint Correctional Subculture Describe the correctional officer subculture and how it creates ethical issues for correctional officers. |
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ADJ 235 Week 8 CheckPoint Personal Ethical Standards Explain how you would handle Situation 1 of “Ethical Dilemmas” in Ch. 12 of the text. Identify the major ethical system to which your response most closely relates. |
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ADJ 235 Week 9 Capstone DQ What have you learned about the ethical issues that face criminal justice professionals? What have you learned in regard to your own ethical framework? How has this course impacted your future professional plans? |
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ADJ 235 Week 9 Final Project Personal Code of Ethics Resource: Appendix A Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper that formulates your personal code of ethics, using one of the major ethical frameworks as a guide. Include answers to the following questions: · How does your code of ethics compare to a specific professional code of ethics in a law enforcement field? What are the differences between your code and the professional code? · How does your personal code compare to the unwritten code associated with this career? To what ethical standards would you hold yourself if you worked in that field? · What ethical dilemmas does your personal code of ethics help you resolve? · How would you characterize the ethical framework used to construct your personal code of ethics? · Does your personal code of ethics seem to match the ethical standards required for the career you are interested in? Why or why not?
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ADJ 235 Week 9 Final Project Personal Code of Ethics Resource: Appendix A Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper that formulates your personal code of ethics, using one of the major ethical frameworks as a guide. Include answers to the following questions: · How does your code of ethics compare to a specific professional code of ethics in a law enforcement field? What are the differences between your code and the professional code? · How does your personal code compare to the unwritten code associated with this career? To what ethical standards would you hold yourself if you worked in that field? · What ethical dilemmas does your personal code of ethics help you resolve? · How would you characterize the ethical framework used to construct your personal code of ethics? · Does your personal code of ethics seem to match the ethical standards required for the career you are interested in? Why or why not?
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