CJS 211: Criminal Justice And Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Decision Making Paper
Jesse Wilkie
7/27/2015
CJS/211
Every individual view ethics differently. No matter how one may view ethics at the end of the day ethics is a determination of an individual’s own belief of what is right or wrong. According to the Ethics Awareness Inventory (EAI) it is a system for self-assessment and personal reflection. After reading through the assessment, I have found information that I can agree with and that are beneficial to me as an individual. The inventory also increases awareness and encourages self examination and personal ethical growth.
What one may determine to be a right or wrong choice cannot always be a right or wrong choice for another especially within an organization. Even though individuals …show more content…
At some point everyone has had to make some decision whether personal or professional at some time or another. Making a right choice does not necessarily increase the good for the decision maker. I have had to make decisions that did not always have my best interest at the time, but just because it was ethically right to me is why at that time I made that particular decision.
Attending the University of Phoenix to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice has matured me in a career path. Criminal Justice has always been a career choice of mine next to psychology, but after having an opportunity to have some of the best and worst professors, I have learned a lot. Criminal Justice is definitely a place I want to be. Justice to me is fairness and it is what the Criminal Justice System is supposed to offer fairness. Justice to me is also about making a difference between what is ethically and lawfully right or wrong. In the Criminal Justice System fairness is not always a given. There are disparities and discrimination that still exists today within the Criminal Justice System and this should not be. Disparity and discrimination are two major factors in our society. …show more content…
Dictionary.com, 2009 describes discrimination as “unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice.” Throughout history discrimination happened through segregation of buses, schools, restaurants and other public facilities. There were barriers that blacks faced when dealing with discrimination. Blacks and whites were held to different standards with white being more valuable to society. Not only were whites and blacks treated unequal, women from both races have struggled with being discriminated against. Women faced discrimination of popular belief that they were to stay home, bear children, cook, and clean (Disparity vs. Discrimination, 2006). Disparity and discrimination are often misunderstood. Disparity is believed to be a product of discrimination and starts with the process of arrest all the way to sentencing (Disparity vs. Discrimination, 2006). For example those who are unemployed are believed to be given fewer leniencies than those who hold jobs (Disparity
Jesse Wilkie
7/27/2015
CJS/211
Every individual view ethics differently. No matter how one may view ethics at the end of the day ethics is a determination of an individual’s own belief of what is right or wrong. According to the Ethics Awareness Inventory (EAI) it is a system for self-assessment and personal reflection. After reading through the assessment, I have found information that I can agree with and that are beneficial to me as an individual. The inventory also increases awareness and encourages self examination and personal ethical growth.
What one may determine to be a right or wrong choice cannot always be a right or wrong choice for another especially within an organization. Even though individuals …show more content…
At some point everyone has had to make some decision whether personal or professional at some time or another. Making a right choice does not necessarily increase the good for the decision maker. I have had to make decisions that did not always have my best interest at the time, but just because it was ethically right to me is why at that time I made that particular decision.
Attending the University of Phoenix to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice has matured me in a career path. Criminal Justice has always been a career choice of mine next to psychology, but after having an opportunity to have some of the best and worst professors, I have learned a lot. Criminal Justice is definitely a place I want to be. Justice to me is fairness and it is what the Criminal Justice System is supposed to offer fairness. Justice to me is also about making a difference between what is ethically and lawfully right or wrong. In the Criminal Justice System fairness is not always a given. There are disparities and discrimination that still exists today within the Criminal Justice System and this should not be. Disparity and discrimination are two major factors in our society. …show more content…
Dictionary.com, 2009 describes discrimination as “unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice.” Throughout history discrimination happened through segregation of buses, schools, restaurants and other public facilities. There were barriers that blacks faced when dealing with discrimination. Blacks and whites were held to different standards with white being more valuable to society. Not only were whites and blacks treated unequal, women from both races have struggled with being discriminated against. Women faced discrimination of popular belief that they were to stay home, bear children, cook, and clean (Disparity vs. Discrimination, 2006). Disparity and discrimination are often misunderstood. Disparity is believed to be a product of discrimination and starts with the process of arrest all the way to sentencing (Disparity vs. Discrimination, 2006). For example those who are unemployed are believed to be given fewer leniencies than those who hold jobs (Disparity