Criminal justice is a significant segment in any country. Criminal justice is a designed system practiced in institutions as instigated by the government with the aim of maintaining social control as well as curbing and mitigating crime. In criminal justice, appreciation of ethics enables individuals to make moral decisions during uncertainties regarding situations that concern human morals. Therefore, in daily operations of the criminal justice, ethics is very crucial. This is not because of the honesty aspect; rather it is due to its role in assisting in upholding good ethical conduct, especially in issues regarding criminal justice.
My approach and philosophy for balancing individual’s public protection and rights in the society.
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The application of ethics in our criminal justice system requires critical thinking which uses the principles derived from philosophy and moral concept. It is therefore, imperative that when making decisions on issues related to criminal justice system, we should apply both non-intuitive and intuitive form of thinking in order to make wise decisions on dilemmas of criminal justice (Crichlow, 2015).
Professionals can use ethics in making decisions based on criminal justice by collecting all the relevant and necessary facts and using appropriate knowledge to assist in decision making. Appropriate information on a particular subject enables one to draw wise conclusion. The conclusion will be based on facts rather than assumptions or innuendos. One also requires knowledge and experience of criminal justice in order to understand the nature of the offence. Knowledge, experience and facts are very vital in aiding the decision making