week 4

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250 words each minimum

510 discussion

This week you have had the opportunity to consider the foundations of criminal guilt and ethical issues relating to punishment in your readings. How can ethical theories regarding capital punishment, criminal liability, and non-punitive alternatives to traditional punishment inform our understanding of the justice system?

· Specifically, how do the abolitionist and retentionist views on capital punishment, as well as ethical perspectives on criminal liability and non-punitive alternatives, influence decisions about what should be criminalized and how punishment should be administered?

· Additionally, how might these ethical considerations guide criminal justice professionals in making fair and just decisions, and what real-life examples can support these positions?

Souryal, S. S., & Whitehead, J. T. (2019). Ethics in Criminal Justice (7th ed.). Taylor & Francis. https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780429682162

535 Discussion 1

There are three types of performance budgets described in the textbook. Discuss the differences in how each budget type is measured and select the one that you believe would be the most effective for a criminal justice budget. Provide reasons for your selection.

Chapter 9

Chen, G. G., Weikart, L. A., & Williams, D. W. (2014). Budget Tools: Financial Methods in the Public Sector (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9781483324050

535 Discussion 2

How can a performance-integrated budget be used to counter the archaic practice of across-the-board budget cuts?

Chen, G. G., Weikart, L. A., & Williams, D. W. (2014). Budget Tools: Financial Methods in the Public Sector (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9781483324050

1

5

250 words each minimum

510 discussion

This week you have had the opportunity to consider the foundations of criminal guilt and ethical issues relating to punishment in your readings. How can ethical theories regarding capital punishment, criminal liability, and non-punitive alternatives to traditional punishment inform our understanding of the justice system?

· Specifically, how do the abolitionist and retentionist views on capital punishment, as well as ethical perspectives on criminal liability and non-punitive alternatives, influence decisions about what should be criminalized and how punishment should be administered?

· Additionally, how might these ethical considerations guide criminal justice professionals in making fair and just decisions, and what real-life examples can support these positions?

Souryal, S. S., & Whitehead, J. T. (2019). Ethics in Criminal Justice (7th ed.). Taylor & Francis. https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780429682162

535 Discussion 1

There are three types of performance budgets described in the textbook. Discuss the differences in how each budget type is measured and select the one that you believe would be the most effective for a criminal justice budget. Provide reasons for your selection.

Chapter 9

Chen, G. G., Weikart, L. A., & Williams, D. W. (2014). Budget Tools: Financial Methods in the Public Sector (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9781483324050

535 Discussion 2

How can a performance-integrated budget be used to counter the archaic practice of across-the-board budget cuts?

Chen, G. G., Weikart, L. A., & Williams, D. W. (2014). Budget Tools: Financial Methods in the Public Sector (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9781483324050