Presentation 12 hours

FINAL ASSIGNMENT

Name:___________________

Date:____________________

CJT 2800: Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice-Spring 2014

Course Description:

Examines the decision-making process of those involved in the field of public safety, including law enforcement and corrections, as it relates to morals, values, integrity, discretion and authority. The course queries ethics as to the fair and equal treatment of those involved in the criminal justice process to include criminal justice personnel, victims and criminals. Topics relating to the history, definition, categories and theories of ethics; lying and deception as it relates to criminal justice; prejudice and discrimination in the field of criminal justice; and abuse of authority specific to the field of criminal justice will be examined.

Assessment: Presentation (15 minutes)

1. Each student will choose an ethics related topic to each of the following fields of criminal justice: law enforcement, courts, corrections and forensics.

2. Student will discuss the ethics issue as it relates to each of the fields.

3. Student will provide 1 possible resolution (accountability) to the ethics issues presented in his/her presentation.

4. Student will apply/analyze the ethics issue from each of the 3 theories discussed in the textbook (formalism, Utilitarianism, and Virtue ethics)

5. Student will discuss the impact of technology and media on the ethics issue.

6. The student will research the topic and must have 5 legitimate, documented resources (APA format).

7. The student will provide a 15 minute presentation on the topic using visual aids to include but are not limited to 3 of the following examples: powerpoint, youtube, interactive games, poll everywhere, etc.

8. The student will provide a one page, formal outline of his/her presentation and a citation page in APA format.