CJUS 530 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): CJUS 500 and CJUS 510
Restriction(s): Students must be enrolled in the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program

Corequisite(s): None

In this course, students will review ethical decision-making: values, morals, and moral reasoning. Ethics will be examined starting with the individual and expanding to the organization as a whole. Finally, race, socioeconomics, and their relationship to the criminal justice system will be analyzed to explain the disparity between how the criminal justice system treats different individuals, and how ethical decisions play a role in that disparity.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Identify ethical issues and dilemmas facing criminal justice professionals by examining research
Analyze the relationship between race, socioeconomic status and the criminal justice system
Debate legal arguments on ethical issues in the field of criminal justice
Apply ethical resolution skills to situations in the criminal justice field in order to develop solutions