Cja 324 Ethics In Criminal Justice Professions

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Ethics Scrapbook Paper Sharon P. Smith CJA/324 Ethics in Criminal Justice October 30, 2011 Michael Raneses Ethics Scrapbook Paper As a team we were assigned the project of creating an ethical scrapbook along with an accompanying paper, so the purpose contained within our team scrapbook. More in particular we will be answering a set of four ethical questions, which we as a group have taken the time to sit down and discuss. Our first question and issue discussed deals with the subject a Good Samaritan. To begin understanding these values, let's first take note of the subway savior. Wesley Autrey, 51, was waiting for the subway in New York City when a young man suffered a seizure and fell onto the tracks. A train was coming into the station,…show more content…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines white-collar crime only in terms of the offense. The Bureau has defined white-collar crime as ". . . those illegal acts which are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and which are not dependent upon the application or threat of physical force or violence. Individuals and organizations commit these acts to obtain money, property, or services; to avoid the payment or loss of money or services; or to secure personal or business advantage.…show more content…
Many of these factors boil down to personal beliefs and value systems. We were challenged to look at several examples of good Samaritans, vigilantism, civil disobedience and crimes among professionals. As a team we had to compare our value systems with those who had been involved in each of these situations. In the Good Samaritan cases, we had a general consensus that we would like to be a Good Samaritan. In the vigilantism cases, although we could all relate to the frustration involved for the actors, we all agree that one must stay within the bounds of the law to seek out justice. The next discussion involved civil disobedience and we found that we agreed that civil disobedience has been helpful historically to help change the laws and improve our society. However, the general consensus on civil disobedience was also that the acts of disobedience must be done in a peaceful manner for the acts to be effective. The final acts of crimes among professionals had another anonymous decision. Our team found that we did not agree with those professionals who chose to commit crimes. We felt that those in our examples had the means that they needed and were being greedy. These were not values that our team found to be important. Ethics will always be a greatly debated subject because there are so many grey areas and differing opinions on what values support those ethics. It is key to an organization to have a

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