Ethics, Justice, Leadership
Study of ethical obligations of criminal justice personnel and the meaning of justice, with emphasis on law enforcement and corrections components; includes management strategies and accountability for ensuring ethical conduct, civilian review and discipline, civil liability, and importance of leadership in promoting and maintain an ethical and just work environment. Restricted to Applied Criminal Justice Leadership majors only.
Outcomes: Apply basic principles of moral theory and concepts of justice to ethical issues, moral dilemmas, and other challenges facing actors working within the criminal justice system; Use methods and strategies for effective leadership skills to promote an ethical environment in criminal justice organizations; Foster an ethical organizational environment, including ethics training, development of codes of ethics and rules of professional responsibility; Adopt methods of promoting accountability, including technological and civilian review of accountability systems, and effective disciplinary mechanisms; Identify strategies for investigating systemic criminal justice system misconduct.
Outcomes: Apply basic principles of moral theory and concepts of justice to ethical issues, moral dilemmas, and other challenges facing actors working within the criminal justice system; Use methods and strategies for effective leadership skills to promote an ethical environment in criminal justice organizations; Foster an ethical organizational environment, including ethics training, development of codes of ethics and rules of professional responsibility; Adopt methods of promoting accountability, including technological and civilian review of accountability systems, and effective disciplinary mechanisms; Identify strategies for investigating systemic criminal justice system misconduct.