Ethical Dilemmas of  The Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions

Ethical Dilemmas

Overview

Using one of the situations under “

Ethical Dilemmas” of

The Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice


(located near the end of Chapter 2), respond to this situation in the form of a memorandum. Refer to the  Memorandum Template  to see how a memorandum should be formatted.

The purpose of this assignment is for you to begin to consider the various aspects that are involved in making ethical decisions in a real-life scenario. You will develop this skill set throughout this course and be able to use this as you analyze and make recommendations for your final project.

Prompt

Your memorandum should include the following

critical elements:

1. Identification of the

ethical dilemma(s)

2. Description of the proper

response to the ethical dilemma

and explanation of whether your response is a long- or short-term fix to other ethical issues

3. Explanation of the

effects your ethical decisions

will have on the culture in your agency

4. Ethical decisions

supported

with

research

(evidence from the textbook as well as at least one outside scholarly source)

Refer to the  Criminal Justice Library Tips  for support in finding and citing outside resources.

What to Submit

Your memorandum need not follow typical  APA guidelines  and should be single-spaced. Include evidence from the textbook as well as at least one outside  scholarly source , which should be cited in APA format at the end of the memorandum.

MEMORANDUM

To: (person / organization receiving the memo)

From: (person writing the memo)

Date: (date memo is written)

Re: (the subject of the memo)

I. INTRODUCTION

II. MAIN SUBJECT MATTER OF MEMO