IODLCS0132 - Ethics Crime and Justice

Course Description

Police brutality, prosecutorial misconduct, prison guards who look the other way when rules are violated: these are just a few examples of ethical choices that undermine the public trust in the Criminal Justice System. This course will examine the meaning of ethics and its importance in modern society. Ethical decision making systems and theories will also be explored in detail. In addition the course will examine examples of ethical misconduct and the responses by the criminal justice system, in the context of three main arenas: law enforcement, lawyers and corrections. Finally, students will learn to apply these decision making systems to ethical dilemmas, as they develop an understanding of the factors that influence the criminal justice professional's decisions in real life verses theory.