For this assignment, you will compose a rough draft of your course research paper. Your instructor should have approved the topic you chose in Module/Week 2. Your rough draft should be at least 15-20 pages in length and follow current APA formatting guidelines including 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and contain a title page, table of contents, and reference page. For this paper, you must cite your course textbook and a minimum of 3 additional scholarly references published within the last 10 years. This paper should be formal, professional, and written in 3rd person.
Prompt: Your paper should answer one of the following prompts that you selected in Module/Week 2:
Contrast the major ethical systems and philosophical viewpoints found in criminal justice.
Discuss the various forms of justice and their interplay within the criminal justice system.
Explain how various influences affect ethical behavior in individual and group settings within the criminal justice system.
Compare the current state of policing with its historical development, including a discussion of the associated ethical considerations.
Discuss the concepts and application of exercising discretion in policing, the court system, and/or the field of corrections, as well as the dilemmas that may arise from exercising discretion in each of these settings.
Discuss how corruption and misconduct can occur within the fields of policing, the court system, and/or the field of corrections, as well as possible solutions to these behaviors.
Discuss the ethical rationale for various punishment models within the criminal justice system and their effectiveness in various applications.
textbook: Pollock, J.M.. (2022). Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice (11th ed.) Boston,
MA: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-0357512913*Pollock, J.M.. (2022). Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice (11th ed.) Boston,
MA: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-0357512913*