5-3 Final Project: Milestone Three: Theories, Values, and Duties Short Paper

JUS 455 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For this milestone, you will answer the following questions about the scenario you chose in Milestone One.

I. Ethical Theories and Personal Values A. Identify the ethical theory you would rely upon to address this dilemma, and describe why it would be effective. B. How do you separate personal morals from ethics, and why is this important? C. When is it appropriate to let your morals guide your actions? Why?

II. Duties

A. Describe your course of action if you were faced with this dilemma. Why would this reaction be appropriate and effective? B. What is your responsibility as a professional in this scenario? Defend your response. C. Does your ethical responsibility take precedence over your personal views? What do you do if the two are conflicting? D. Identify the impact of society’s changing views of acceptable behavior as it applies to a criminal justice practitioner’s duties.

Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper needs to be 2–3 pages in length double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font. Include APA citations as needed.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Ethical Theories and Personal

Values: Ethical Theory

Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and s upports cl ai ms wi th

s chol arly s ources

Identi fi es ethi cal theory to addres s di l emma, and

des cri bes why i t woul d be effecti ve

Identi fi es ethi cal theory to addres s di l emma, but does

not des cri be why i t woul d be effecti ve

Does not i denti fy ethi cal theory to addres s di l emma

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Ethical Theories and Personal

Values: Personal

Morals

Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and provi des s peci fi c exampl es

Determi nes how to s eparate pers onal moral s from ethi cs , and es tabl i s hes i mportance

of s eparati on

Determi nes how to s eparate pers onal moral s from ethi cs , but does not es tabl i s h

i mportance of s eparati on

Does not determi ne how to s eparate pers onal moral s from ethi cs

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Ethical Theories and Personal

Values: Actions

Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and provi des s peci fi c rel evant s cenari os to s upport cl ai ms

Determi nes when i t i s appropri ate to l et moral s gui de acti ons , and defends

cl ai ms

Determi nes when i t i s appropri ate to l et moral s gui de acti ons , but does not

defend cl ai ms

Does not determi ne when i t i s appropri ate to l et moral s gui de acti ons

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Duties: Course of

Action

Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a

and cl ai ms are wel l qual i fied

Des cri bes cours e of acti on

and why reacti on woul d be appropri ate and effecti ve

Des cri bes cours e of acti on

but does not des cri be why reacti on woul d be appropri ate and effecti ve

Does not des cri be cours e of

acti on

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Duties: Responsibility

Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and s upports res pons e wi th

s peci fi c exampl es from s cenari o

Determi nes res pons i bi lity as a profes s i onal i n the s cenari o,

and defends res pons e

Determi nes res pons i bi lity as a profes s i onal i n the s cenari o,

but does not defend res pons e

Does not determi ne the res pons i bi lity of a

profes s i onal i n the s cenari o

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Duties:

Precedence

Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and s ol uti ons are rel evant and pl aus i ble

Es tabl i s hes i f ethi cal res pons i bi lity takes precedence over pers onal vi ews , and how to addres s

them i f they are confl i cti ng

Es tabl i s hes i f ethi cal res pons i bi lity takes precedence over pers onal vi ews , but does not es tabl i s h

how to addres s them i f they are confl i cti ng

Does not es tabl i s h i f ethi cal res pons i bi lity takes precedence over pers onal vi ews

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Duties: Changing Views

Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and s upports cl ai ms wi th a

real -worl d exampl e

Identi fi es the i mpact of s oci ety’s changi ng vi ews of

acceptabl e behavi or, and addres s es how i t appl i es to a cri mi nal justice practi ti oner’s duti es

Identi fi es the i mpact of s oci ety’s changi ng vi ews of

acceptabl e behavi or, but does not addres s how i t appl i es to a cri mi nal justi ce practi ti oner’s duti es

Does not i denti fy the i mpact of s oci ety’s changi ng vi ews of

acceptabl e behavi or

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Articulation of

Response

Submi s s i on i s free of errors

rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, and organi zati on and i s pres ented i n a profes s i onal and eas y-to-

read format

Submi s s i on has no major

errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors

rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact readabi l i ty and

arti cul ation of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors

rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

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Earned Total 100%