Instruction
Topic: Assignment
Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 13, 14
File (.pdf): Presentation (Cengage, 9e) Chapter 13, 14 (in Course Documents)
File (.pdf): Written Assignment Grading Rubric (in Course Documents)
Use the textbook and minimum 2 outside sources
Introduction
This is it, your final assignment for the course. This assignment is designed for you to essentially create a code of ethics for yourself; a roadmap for how you should be, ethically, throughout your career as a criminal justice professional. While you might not see it now, some day down the road youll face a dilemma and think about what youve created in this assignment. Youll always have something written; concrete, that you can go back to if you ever feel youre losing your ethical way in your career or life. This is a chance for you to set your ethical destiny.
Activity Instructions
Ethics in Your Life and the World Around You
Your term paper consists of three (3) parts. Complete each part thoroughly.
Code of Ethics (Part 1)
Write a code of ethics for yourself. Would your code today be different from the code of ethics that you would have wrote before taking this course? How have your beliefs changed since taking this course?
Your Ethical Dilemma (Part 2)
Write about an ethical or moral dilemma from your own life. Use the four-step process below to analyze your dilemma and resolve it.
1. Ethical Dilemma. State what the primary and ancillary ethical dilemmas you have faced.
2. Present a Resolution. State specifically WHAT youre going to do and WHY youre doing what youre doing to resolve each of the ethical dilemmas. Be very specific and detailed.
3. Identify which ethical system(s) support your resolution. Look to Chapter 2 of the Pollock textbook to identify the list of ethical systems to be used.
4. Integrate any material/concepts learned in the course that are applicable to your resolution. Show specifically how the material/content applies. Be sure to cite your resources/textbook properly on a reference page.
Ethics in Your World (Part 3)
Write about an ethical or moral dilemma that is going on in the world today. This can be a hot topic, current issue, or trend in the news. Use the four-step process below to analyze the dilemma and resolve it.
1. Ethical Dilemma. State what the primary and ancillary ethical dilemmas are.
2. Present a resolution. State specifically WHAT youre going to do and WHY youre doing what youre doing to resolve each of the ethical dilemmas. Be very specific and detailed.
3. Identify which ethical system(s) support your resolution. Look to Chapter 2 of the Pollock textbook to identify the list of ethical systems to be used.
4. Integrate any material/concepts learned in the course that are applicable to your resolution. Show specifically how the material/content applies. Be sure to cite your resources/textbook properly on a Reference Page.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Must be 6-8 double spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Must have a cover page that includes the following:
Students name
Name of paper
Instructors name
Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
The body of the paper should be focused specifically on the topics assigned. A minimum of two In-text citations with corresponding references should be used when appropriate.
The paper must conclude with a re-statement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
The final page must be a Reference List that is completed according to the APA style as outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Grading and Assessment
This assignment will be graded using the Written Analysis Grading Rubric.
Course Learning Outcome(s): 1, 2
1. Identify common ethical dilemmas confronting criminal justice practitioners.
2. Use theoretical ethical systems/models to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas.