ADZ 235 ENTIRE COURSE

ADZ 235 Week 1 CheckPoint Legalizing Morality

Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following question: Do you agree or disagree with the
opinion that acts that may be considered immoral (such as gambling, drug use, pornography, or
abortion) should also be illegal?
Explain the pros and cons of your position as a justification for law

ADZ 235 Week 1 DQS

DQ 1
Respond to Situation 3 of Ethical Dilemmas in Ch. 1 of the text. Is the mother legally culpable
but morally blameless, legally culpable and morally culpable, or something else? Explain your
answer.

DQ 2
Why is criminal culpability difficult to determine?

ADZ 235 Week 2 Individual Assignment Deontological Versus Teleological Ethical

Systems
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you compare and contrast the seven major ethical
systems described in Box 2.3 in Ch. 2 of the text.
Provide examples and descriptions of each system.
Indicate whether you believe each system is deontological or teleological.
Identify which system most closely matches your beliefs and explain why.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines to include but not limited to a title page,
reference page, introduction, conclusion, and citations.

ADZ 235 Week 3 CheckPoint Undercover Operations

Write a 200- to 350-word essay that argues for or against undercover work by law enforcement
officials.
Support your position using an ethical framework from Ch. 6 of the text.

ADZ 235 Week 3 DQS

DQ 1
When is noble-cause corruption, such as the Dirty Harry problem, justifiable? Must law
enforcement use extreme means to catch criminals? Explain your answer.

DQ 2
Review Situation 2 of Ethical Dilemmas in Ch. 7 of the text. What would you do in this
situation? Explain your decision.

ADZ 235 Week 4 CheckPoint Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

Write a 200- to 300-word essay on the code of ethics in law enforcement, which answers the
following questions:
What conflicts do you see between the formal law enforcement code of ethics and the police
subculture, also known as Cop Code?
What ethical problems might these conflicts create?
How are these two ethical codes tied to public perceptions of the role of law enforcement?

ADZ 235 Week 4 Individual Assignment Law Enforcement Deviance

Resource: Report of the Rampart Independent Review Panel
Identify two forms of police deviance cited in the Report of the Rampart Independent Review
Panel. The Table of Contents is on p. 39.
Search the University Library and Internet for at least two additional sources that cite instances of
police deviance similar to those you identified in the review.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you include responses to the following questions:
What reasons might be behind the deviance described in the Report of the Rampart
Independent Review Panel?
Why was it allowed to flourish?
What methods are recommended to correct this deviance?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines to include but not limited to a title page,
reference page, introduction, conclusion, and citations.

ADZ 235 Week 5 CheckPoint Attorneys Ethical Responsibility

Post a 200- to 300-word response to Situation 1 of Ethical Dilemmas in Ch. 9 of the text.

ADZ 235 Week 5 DQS

DQ 1
When accepting a new client, Bobby K. Lawyers first inclination is to plea bargain. He is averse
to prolonging a case in court for months. Plea bargaining, in his opinion, is a simpler way to work
the system and satisfy both parties. Bobbys peers have a poor opinion of him; to many of his
peers, plea bargains cheat the system, sidestep justice, and fail to take due process into
consideration. Clarify the ethical dilemma associated with plea bargaining. Analyze the dilemma
using a deontological framework and a teleological framework. By which framework might the
dilemma be best resolved?

DQ 2

 Judges, like police officers and attorneys, are held to a higher ethical standard than the average
person; they are expected to be impartial and unbiased. Do you believe a judge can be
completely unbiased in every case? Explain your answer. What ethical issues arise when a judge
is biased?

ADZ 235 Week 6 Individual Assignment Movie Review

Refer to problem 2 of Writing/Discussion Exercises in Ch. 10 of the text.
Select a movie that presents a legal dilemma. If you prefer to use a movie that is not listed, send
a brief summary of the storyline and the ethical dilemma facing the attorney for facilitator
approval no later than Day 4. Suggested movies include the following:
Criminal Law (1988)
Penalty Phase (1986)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Runaway Jury (2003)
The Firm (1993)
A Few Good Men (1992)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper, describing the ethical dilemma presented in the movie. Do
the following:
Summarize the plot of the movie.
Describe the ethical dilemma from the perspective of each main character.
Describe how the dilemma was resolved.
Explain the kind of ethical framework that best describes how the dilemma was analyzed and
resolved.
Describe whether or not you think the ethical framework used to resolve the dilemma was
effective.
Predict the outcome if a different framework was used to address the dilemma.
Explain why you think legal dramas make for interesting entertainment.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines to include but not limited to a title page,

reference page, introduction, conclusion, and citations.

ADZ 235 Week 7 DQS

DQ 1
What are the goals of punishment and corrections? Explain the rationale behind those goals.
How does the concept of community corrections relate to these goals and rationale?

DQ 2
What is your opinion about using the death penalty as a form of punishment? Support your
opinion with one of the major ethical systems outlined in the text.

ADZ 235 Week 8 CheckPoint Correctional Subculture

Describe the correctional officer subculture and how it creates ethical issues for correctional
officers.

ADZ 235 Week 8 CheckPoint Personal Ethical Standards

Explain how you would handle Situation 1 of Ethical Dilemmas in Ch. 12 of the text.
Identify the major ethical system to which your response most closely relates.

ADZ 235 Week 9 Final Project Personal Code of Ethics

Resource: Appendix A
Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper that formulates your personal code of ethics, using one of the
major ethical frameworks as a guide. Include answers to the following questions:
How does your code of ethics compare to a specific professional code of ethics in a law
enforcement field? What are the differences between your code and the professional code?

 How does your personal code compare to the unwritten code associated with this career? To
what ethical standards would you hold yourself if you worked in that field?
What ethical dilemmas does your personal code of ethics help you resolve?
How would you characterize the ethical framework used to construct your personal code of
ethics?
Does your personal code of ethics seem to match the ethical standards required for the career
you are interested in? Why or why not?
Support your responses using your text and at least three additional references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines to include but not limited to a title page,
reference page, introduction, conclusion, and citations.

ADZ 235 Week 9 DQ

What have you learned about ethical issues that criminal justice professionals face? What have
you learned about your own ethical framework? How has this course affected your professional
plans?