Assignment:
Ethics: Central Component to Justice?
Societies have been using punishment as a way to affect behavior for centuries. The question must be asked of the benefits of punishment to direct actions and deter crime. After reading the required textbook chapters for this week, evaluate public issues that criminal organizations face in ethical decision making. In your paper,
Evaluate the morality of punishment for actions;
Describe the philosophical theories that justify punishment as a requirement to creating and reinforcing moral behavior;
Explain the theories that view punishment as an inappropriate response to poor moral behavior; and
Describe the alternatives to punishment used to correct behavior.
The paper
Must be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Required Resources
Text
Banks, C. (2016). Criminal justice ethics: Theory and practice (4th ed.).
Chapter: Police Ethics: The Nature of Policing and Police Corruption
Chapter: The Purpose of Criminal Punishment
Chapter: Ethics in Correction: Guarding Ethically
Multimedia
Barber, R. (Writer & Producer). (2010). Cops and ethics [Series episode]. In R. Barber (Executive producer), In the Line of Duty, Volume 13.
The full-length version of this video is available in the Films On Demand database located in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
This video explores the ethical situations faced by real police officers. It will assist you in responding to this week's discussion, "Ethics and the Police."