CJ233_Unit_10_Assignment.docx Current Theories Related To Ethics within the Field Of Cr

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CJ233_Unit_10_Assignment.docx Current Theories Related To Ethics within the Field Of Criminal Justice Purdue Global CJ340 Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Current Theories Related To Ethics wi... thin the Field Of Criminal Justice In the modern world, the criminal justice system has significantly advanced both in legal frameworks and technology. However, there are several ethical issues that face practitioners in making choices such as whether to use deadly force or arrest and prosecute, whether to decriminalize soft drugs or not, whether racial profiling is good or evil, whether the death penalty is right, among other pertinent issues. Therefore, ethical theories play an important role in putting various dilemmas into perspective and hence help practitioners understand behavior and perhaps find a way of addressing social evils. Corruption is one of the evils that continue to plague societies and economies across the globe despite the existence of voluminous and elaborate laws aimed at curbing different expressions of corruption. There are several corruption studies that focus on similarities and differences in corruption practices between countries such as Dong et al. (2012). Other studies focused on the various determinants of corruption such as the culture and the existing political institutions such as (Jha & Panda, 2017)While these studies provide critical insights into the issue of corruption, they fail to explain why for instance why some executives in an institution will be corrupt while th. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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