CJS 375 Ethics and Professionalism in Criminal Justice

General

• Identify situations within criminal justice likely to generate ethical dilemmas.
• Distinguish relevant and irrelevant issues in assessing ethical dilemmas.
• Assess moral and ethical situations from a variety of viewpoints steeped in ethical theory and develop defensible positions supporting a given action.
• Apply moral concepts of rights, welfare, duty, oppression, value of diversity, tolerance, values and belief systems, respect, and other related concepts.
• Analyze and critically assess from a moral perspective the code of ethics, social contract, and Constitutionally protected rights and responsibilities to act or refrain from acting.
• Construct a personal ethical credo that will guide you in ethical dilemmas.
• Examine the ethics of police tactics, including racially profiled stops, bias-motivated enforcement, stings, deception, coercion, and use of force, among other tactics.
• Explain the value of leadership, teamwork, mentoring, discretion and their roles in professional policing.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills, effective listening techniques, strong interpersonal skills coupled with effective writing and speaking skills.
• Demonstrate and assess the obligation to intervene when a criminal justice professional sees another acting unethically.