Criminal Justice Ethics Paper

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Danyl Berry Introduction to Criminal Justice Ethics Instructor: Gary Neumeyer Colorado Tech University Phase 4 IP Jailing an entire courtroom because a cellphone went off during a proceeding, and no one came forward to accept responsibility. . On March 11, 2005 a Niagara Falls City Court Judge sentenced 46 defendants into custody after a cell phone rang out during court. 15 -20 individuals had already gone before the judge and was asked to sit down and wait till other individuals were done. During this time a cell phone rang out in the back of the court room and the judge the individual that had the phone to come fourth. No one admitted this fault and the judge explained that he would jail everyone in the court room for a week. Still…show more content…
The judge also ordered defendants to perform hundreds of hours of community service at the literacy center. The judge stated ; “Sometimes I give them a choice to pay a fine to the government or to pay to the literacy center,” Judge Ruehlman said Monday. “Nobody's objected yet. I've been doing it for years.” In most criminal cases, judges assess fines or order community service work when they sentence someone to jail or probation. Judges sometimes specify the type of fine or service, but usually the order relates to the crime. If the crime is drunken driving, the defendant may be ordered to do community service work for an alcohol treatment program. Fines are typically paid directly to the county's general fund, which covers all taxpayer-supported services. Some of Judge Ruehlman's court orders specifically state that a defendant will “make a donation” to the literacy center “in lieu of fine.” Judge Ruehlman said ordering donations and community service for the literacy center makes sense because the nonprofit charity is a good cause that provides tutoring services, GED training and sometimes works with criminals on probation. (…show more content…
In this case the judge would be handling this situation out of spit, because he would be ready to leave and not continue his work, which is very unprofessional. Taking kickbacks from private juvenile detention facilities for locking more juveniles up on questionable charges I believe this is unethical, because this is just a simple form of bribery and is very much known in the Criminal Justice field. Taking a kickback for more juveniles would be unethical because it would be ruining young adults lives by locking them up for their own personal gain. Banning one of the defense attorneys in a case from speaking during the trial I believe that this is unethical, because this will cripple the individual who is trying to win a case especially if they are not guilty of the crime that they are being accused of. Suggesting to persons appearing before him to contribute to certain charities in lieu of paying
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