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What is the argument in support of torture? What is the argument against it?  Be sure to refer to the applicable ethical systems and the Geneva Conventions.

List and describe in detail the forms of corruption committed by Correctional Officers.  What are some of the ways that can be used to reduce corruption in the prison environment? 

Describe the job-related discretion available to probation and parole officers, and provide examples of ethical and unethical applications of discretion.

Do a critical analysis of  Asynchronous Discussion 1 Dilemma in terms of Moral Judgment, Moral Rules and Ethical Systems. You MUST have a paragraph for each of the three topics.

INSTRUCTIONS ON ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION

1. PART 1: Read the Ethical Dilemma below and Post your Response to it first.
2. PART 2: Then read ONLY ONE POSTING by one of your classmates on the Ethical Dilemma and critically respond to it. Show whether you agree or disagree with your classmate's Post. Support your position about why you agree or disagree with your classmate. Your Responses MUST be detailed.
3. REMEMBER: This Discussion assignment is in two parts: PART 1 is your own response to the Ethical Dilemma below.  PART 2 is your Response to ONE POST by one of your classmates.

ETHICAL DILEMMA

Situation

You are a parole officer who has a single mother with three hyperactive, attention deficit-disorder young children on your caseload.  She receives no support from her ex-husband. Her mother wants nothing to do with her or the children because she believes "God is punishing" the young mother. She works as a topless dancer but hates it.  She continues dancing because it pays the bills so well. You know she regularly smokes marijuana in an attempt to deal with stress.  Obviously, this is a violation of probation. However, if you file a violation report on her, she will go back to prison.  You know she is doing the best she can with her kids, is very involved with their school, and they are strongly bonded to her.  You worry about what will happen to the kids.  What would you do?

Ethical Judgment.

 Moral Rules:               

Ethical Systems:

Watch the video “Child Abuse: Cause and Effect” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJJcFOST4QY

• News show discusses the causes and consequences of child abuse.
• Discussion: Discuss what should be done with parents who abuse their children.
• Where does child abuse start? Which is worse: physical or psychological abuse?
• What are the consequences of child abuse?
• What can be done to rehabilitate abused children?

What programs could be implemented to prevent child abuse?

Read about “Honor Killings” on page 338 of the text book. Discuss the question what causes honor killings and why the victims are almost always girls.

Watch the video “Teen Career Criminal May Have Struck Again” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtlPBwemF1Y

• The Associated Press (AP) talks about teenagers who are career criminals.
• Discussion: Discuss what should be done with teenagers such as the one in the video.

According to self-control-theory can they be rehabilitated? Explain your answer

Discuss the question whether programs designed to help youth with special needs enable them to avoid criminal involvement over the life course?

Situation 1

You are serving on a jury for a murder trial. The evidence presented at trial was largely circumstantial and, in your mind, equivocal. During closing, the prosecutor argued that you must find the defendant guilty because he confessed to the crime. The defense attorney immediately objected and the judge sternly instructed you to disregard the prosecutor's statement. While you do not know exactly what happened, you suspect that the confession was excluded because of some procedural error. Would you be able to ignore the prosecutor's statement in your deliberations? Should you? Would you tell the judge if the jury members discussed the statement and appeared to be influenced by it?

Ethical Judgment:

Moral Rules:

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Ethical system (1):

Ethical system: (2)

**** Do a critical analysis of Dilemma 2 in terms of Moral Judgment, Moral Rules and Ethical Systems. You MUST have a paragraph for each of the three topics: 1) Moral Judgment, 2) Moral Rules , 3) Ethical Systems

Which Ethical System or Systems would apply to this Dilemma and why? You can discuss more that one Ethical System, if applicable. Whichever ethical system you choose, you MUST justify why it is applies.

What are the two main areas of judicial discretion described in the text and Lecture Notes?  Discuss these areas and give specific examples of each.