Ethics and Decision-making in Criminal Justice.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: CRJS 181 , CRJS 253 and CRJS 254 . Enrollment is restricted to criminal justice majors and minors. Understanding the ethical basis for decision-making in criminal justice, which involves the liberty interests of others. Important decision points are examined to apply ethical perspectives to decisions for criminalizing behaviors, methods of enforcing the law, charging suspects, convicting and sentencing offenders. These decisions include those made by citizens, legislators, police, prosecutors, defense counsel, judges and corrections officials.