Ethic Decision 3 assignment

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Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 3 Points: 100 Overview: As law enforcement officers, there are ethical decisions that need to be made. Some are mandatory by law and others are discretionary. Utilizing those two options, how would you respond in a situation where you actions may be questioned or over-ruled? Analyze the ethical dilemma. Instructions: Scenario: As a patrol officer, you are only doing your job when you stop a car for running a red light. Unfortunately, the driver of the car happens to be the mayor. You give her a ticket anyway, but the next morning you get called into the captain’s office and told in no uncertain terms that you screwed up, for there is an informal policy extending “courtesy” to city politicians. Several nights later, you observe the mayor’s car weaving erratically across lanes and speeding. Read the case study found in the textbook in Chapter 5, page 143, situation 1. Pollock, J.M. (2018). Ethical dilemmas and decisions in criminal justice (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

• Explain the ethical dilemma.

• What would you do?

• What if the driver were a fellow police officer?

• What if it were a high school friend?

Requirements:

• Minimum three pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference page. • APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works. • At least two resources.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

CRJ401 – Ethics ad Discretion in Criminal Justice

Discretion and Decision Making

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Evaluation Rubric for Discretion and Decision Making Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(0-14 Points) (15-19 Points) (20-24 Points) (25 Points)

Analysis Does not clearly and concisely analyzes the ethical dilemma. Missing significant details.

Somewhat clearly and concisely analyzes the ethical dilemma. Missing a few details.

Mostly clearly and concisely analyzes the ethical dilemma.

Clearly and concisely analyzes the ethical dilemma.

(0-23 Points) (24-31 Points) (32-39 Points) (40 Points)

Content Does not cover the ethical dilemma; assertions are not supported by evidence; paper is seriously lacking in content and detail.

Does not do an adequate job of covering the ethical dilemma; assertions are weakly supported by evidence.

Sufficient coverage of the ethical dilemma; assertions are supported by evidence.

Provides in- depth coverage of the ethical dilemma, assertions are clearly supported by evidence.

(0-5 points) (6-7 points) (8-9 points) (10 points)

Resources

No resources included.

Includes at least 1 resource.

Includes at least 2 resources.

Includes more than 2 resources.

Paper Length

Less than one page. Does not meet page requirements.

Does not meet the minimum page requirements.

Meets the minimum requirements.

Exceeds the minimum requirement s.

(0-8 points) (9-11 points) (12-14 points) (15 points)

Clear and Profession al Writing and APA Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed. APA references/citatio ns have significant errors.

Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation. Seve ral errors in the APA reference/citation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation. Few errors in the APA reference/citatio n.

Writing and format are clear, professional , APA compliant, and error free.