LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND MORAL ISSUES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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Review of various legal, ethical and moral approaches in relation to crime and justice; Examination of the principles applicable to justice, laws, police, courts, correction, and discussion of how officials involved in criminal justice related processes face situations and make decisions in which assessment judgments must be addressed ethical and moral of their profession. Deep discussion of legal and ethical issues related to criminal justice such as: confidentiality, conflicts of interest, professional conduct, use of physical force, discretion, corruption and codes of ethics, among others. Analysis of classical ethical theories and their relationship with the administration of justice, the performance of the administrative dimension of the criminal justice system, compliance with the law and punishment, life in prison and the death penalty, among others.