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Aug 31, 2024
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PHIL 248 - Ethics in Criminal Justice 5 CR
Same as CJ 248 . Examines the philosophical, moral, and ethical bases of human behavior from a criminal justice perspective. Students discuss justice, law, and punishment, moral decision-making, and ethical and legal dilemmas in law enforcement. Either PHIL 248 or CJ 248 may be taken for credit, not both.
Course Outcomes - Identify and explain major moral theories.
- Explain the concepts of morality, justice and duty and how these are inter-related.
- Analyze the various ethical dilemmas that confront criminal justice practitioners.
- Discuss the relationship between police discretion, law-enforcement decision-making and morality.
- Evaluate the various models of the Criminal Justice process in terms of consequentialist and deontological ethical theories.
- Do self-analyses based on personal profiles to determine suitability as a police officer.
- Practice decision-making in situations that challenge their personal and professional values.
- Manage occupational, often life-shattering situations, in a morally acceptable, legally defensible format.
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