Excelsior CJ498 Police Corruption Choose and analyze an ethical decision

Question Description

Part A

You must select an ethical decision situation within the criminal justice system that you will use as the foundation for Paper 3. See below for specific details on the format, length, and topic parameters for Paper 3 topic submission.

Begin your third paper by choosing an ethical dilemma that might arise in the criminal justice system. Submit an MSWord document of 250 words on the ethical situation you chose and why you think this is important to address. This will be the foundation for Paper #3. It must be approved by your instructor before beginning work on your paper.

Please see paper guidelines to help you choose an ethical dilemma....This will help in completing part 2 of this assignment next week.

In a 4–5-page paper (1000–1250 words), choose and analyze an ethical decision situation within the criminal justice system that you think needs to be addressed. For instance, a judge might have to release a serious felon based upon technicalities that have arisen in a court case. Although the judge knows this person is guilty based upon impeccable evidence, the law dictates the judge must dismiss the case. What should the judge do? Override the system and invoke their power as a judge to continue the trial? Release the person? These dilemmas arise regularly in police agencies, courts and prisons.

Write an introduction to the issue. You then need to think about who it involves, who it affects, the various models of ethics that may come into play to justify a decision, and ultimately your position on the decision. What would be your decision? How would you decide and why? Write a brief summary of your ethical situation and decision-making process to close the paper.

Make sure you use citations and references to support any opinions you posit or statements you make.

Part B

Submit an annotated bibliography upon which Paper 3 is to be based. This will act as the foundation of your research and guide your paper. Annotated bibliographies also gather the reference materials and help summarize the articles, books, etc. you will be using in your paper.

Submit an annotated bibliography with at least seven (7) valid sources that you will use as the basis for your paper. See the following link if you are not familiar with how to write an annotated bibliography: Olin & Uris Libraries (Links to an external site.)