CJ 2651 - Ethics in Criminal Justice

3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester. Also offered evenings.

This course will acquaint the student with the theoretical foundations essential to ethical decision making by introducing students to ethical theory, major ethical belief systems and ethical issues in criminal justice. Students will develop awareness of and explore the major ethical issues/questions specific to each of the criminal justice subsystems; in addition, the student will become familiar with and examine the ethical challenges and dilemmas that confront criminal justice professionals across the U.S. system of justice. Strategies for responding to situations are considered and models of ethical decision making are examined. MAJ Ethical Reasoning

Prerequisite(s): CJ 1000 .