Ethical Considerations for the Investigator and Prosecutor in Homicide and Rape The investigator and prosecutor play very critical roles, roles that are only fairly fulfilled if all parties are as ethical as possible. Failing to act ethically can lose a case, set a criminal free or could even mean someone innocent going to prison. While ethics in every single type of case are important we are going to examine homicide and rape. Both homicide and rape leave the public hungry for answers. We must be sure that finding those answers are done ethically from the crime scene to trial.
Police brutality wouldn’t be an issue if we didn’t have to police our law enforcement officers. Policing our law enforcement officers is a challenge in itself, because who is responsible for this job, how are they going to police them, what actions are they going to take against them when they catch them and what are the penalties for
When misconduct or mistakes are made it can have very damaging effects on individuals and their lives, but also to the credibility of the criminal justice system. This can happen and does on occasion (Meyer & Grant, 2003). How can we improve consistency in how prosecutors accept case work? When assessing possible improvements to the consistency of how prosecutors accept case work, there are no simple answers. Putting strict demands on what a prosecutor
You send someone to jail or prison just to get paid and for a conviction. It's sad but true. In this day and age a lot of things seem to go wrong when convicting a suspect. You must always look at everyone. Whomever is around the victim or shares a common aspect.
Criminal statutes are very carefully drafted because the potential penalties are so severe.” (Hames, J. B., & Ekern, Y. 2010, p. 368). When Bobby walked into a public work facility with a gun with the intent to harm another person (his supervisor), then he did violate the assault statute because it is considered a crime against a person such as stated above. The supervisor did not do harm to Bobby, it sounded as if the supervisor was in fear and had his
Or it can be police officers whom like to inflict pain to those because of their feelings on the issue. This happens because there is no order in some of the departments. At least that is what I believe. “Police work is likely to attract at least some individuals who enjoy bullying others or join the force with the intention of exploiting special opportunities to enrich them”. Officers are also very likely to internalize powerful sub cultural norms, a main one being loyalty to other officers.
The citizens feel they are guilty until proven innocent. There can be uprising in communities where these actions are taking place causing more instability in high crime areas. When a suspect is arrested, they are more likely to resist arrest due to the perception that they may be abused while in custody. The law enforcement code and the cop code are tied to public perceptions on the role of law enforcement because the citizens believe the complete force is corrupt due to the actions of a few officers. The actions of just a few officers are put on the news for viewers to see.
I firmly believe that police brutality is too often overlooked. And I also believe that I will one day expose the chinks in the armor of the New York Police Department. Police brutality is the act of a law officer abusing a citizen either through physical contact, verbal assaults, or threats. Police brutality is often referred to as an over excessive use of force. Some would believe that this abusive force may sometimes be necessary for criminals that seriously need to be apprehended and are not complying with orders, but that force should only extend to a certain degree, which is just enough to subdue that criminal.
In Arizona they tried immigration enforcement. Other individual acts of discrimination could be when the criminal has already been detained and is already in handcuffs as well. There is always one officer that ruins the reputation of a department or agency. The best way to handle this is confront the situation to the leader of the investigation or talk to the current supervisor. Putting a stop to this behavior will not just help the department but correct any kind of other bad behavior
To discourage and deter people from committing crimes means that something must be done to prevent this action. This is done via corrections; when people see what happens to people who commit crimes, people will have a tendency to shy away from it (Gardner, T. & Anderson, T., 2012). Protecting the society from dangerous and harmful people is the job of law enforcement. They hit the streets, the waterways, and the air to ensure the citizens are protected from criminals (Gardner, T. & Anderson, T., 2012). Punishing people who commit crime is the job of the prosecution lawyer; they attempt to put the violators behind bars (Gardner, T. & Anderson, T., 2012).