Criminal Justice Ethics

Ethics give us system of moral principles. Many people tend to equate ethics with their feelings. But being ethical is clearly not a matter of following one’s feelings. Being ethical is also not the same as following the law. Law is often opposite to what is ethical, as history showed us many times. Ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong. Ethics is important for all participants in the legal system and for those who struggle for justice. Immoral person cannot apply the law because that person essentially does not understand it. But it is not so easy, great wisdom and objectivity is required so one would be able to say that he is an ethical and moral judge, even harder is when we are talking about whole legal system(s). In the beginning we will start from the foundation, and get acquainted with the most important ethical systems, from the Greek Virtue ethics to the modern Feminist ethics and Egoism on the other hand. Connection of Ethics and religion is also very important, and researcher needs to understand it well before entering the world of philosophy and moral. First next step is understanding the Natural law and Social Contract Theory and then we can start revealing the complex world of ethical and moral dilemmas. In Chapter 2. we will ask the question of what you will do when being endangered or hurt. Do you blame or do you forgive? Where to draw the line between vengeance and forgiveness, the two opposite worlds. We will try the ethic “outsider” viewpoint in Chapter 3. The ability to take this attitude will make many hidden facts obvious. We may in the future be able to predict the crime risk and stop growing victimization rates. Chapter 4. is here for us to stop and think for a while. Is enabling weapons to citizens and making it available while being concerned with crime rates ethical move of legal authorities? Community-oriented policing strategies and new approaches to ensure public safety are always welcome in aspiration to make moral society driven by moral principles. Because of this we are dealing with new approaches for the police but also considering for new rules and codes of ethics in Chapters 5-8. Constantly advancing...