CRJ 119

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONCEPTS
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	CRJ 119	CREDIT HOURS:	3 CR. (3L)
2.	PREREQUISITE:

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:	Reputable Conduct, Ethical Issues in Policing, and Corrections, by Jones and Carlson Police Ethics, a Matter of Character, by Perez and Moore
	SUPPLIES:	None
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Explores the parameters of professional responsibility for Criminal Justice professionals and related occupations. Examines value systems and clarifications.
5.	COURSE GOAL: Will provide the student with the cognitive skills necessary to compete at the entry-level examination process and successfully function in the criminal justice field.

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	By the end of the course, students will:
	A.	Demonstrate knowledge of the current trends of ethical issues facing those in the criminal justice system.
	B.	Recognize and critically evaluate the legal issues, general laws and general operations a they impact moral and ethical issues.
	C.	Identify and evaluate the inter-relationships between each of the various criminal justice agencies and their various ethical issues within the administration of justice system.
	D.	Identify and evaluate key elements of the ethical and moral issues including the common problems facing various criminal justice organizations.

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
	The student will be tested at the end of 60 hours of lecture and practical instruction. Students will take a written exam as well as qualify at a 70% proficiency rate. Grade will be an average of all scores on the practical qualification courses as well as the written test.
		Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
		90 to 100	A
		80 to 89	B
		70 to 79	C
		60 to 69	D
		0 to 59	F

Special Remarks:
1.	Attendance - this course consists of 60 hours training (both lecture and lab). Excessive absenteeism can result in an official drop from this course.
2.	Unexcused Absence and Tardies - unexcused absences and tardies cannot be made up and can greatly affect your grade and ability to sit for the state certification exam. Any projects, quizzes, tests, or exams due in on the day of an unexcused absence will result in a 0 (zero) for that day.
3.	Excused Absence and Tardies - Excused absences and tardies can be made up and are encouraged to be. Anytime a student elects to make up an excused absence or tardy, he/she may do so but must document this time and have an instructor present to initial it. This includes students who have conflicting or rotating work schedules. Students who miss class due to an excused absence or tardy are responsible for materials covered during their absence. NO exceptions!
4.	Cheating - students caught cheating on any projects, quizzes, tests, or exams will be recommended for expulsion from the academy. Student conduct must be represent what is required of the law enforcement community.
5.	Stealing - any student caught stealing any state owned property will be removed from the class roster and law enforcement officials will be notified.
8.	COURSE OUTLINE:
	The New Police Professionalism:
A.	Overview of the history of police professionalism and how it has evolved in today's professionalism.
	1. Personal knowledge
	2. Education of personnel
	3. Regulations and discipline in the system
	4. Muir's passion and perspective
B.	Why the need for ethical behavior:
	1. Ethics make us human
	2. Difference between morals and ethics
	3. Moralizing and use of power
C.	Character and virtue:
	1. Moral judgment
	2. The role of ethic education
	3. Discretionary decisions and the idea of character
D.	The development of character:
	1. Emotions as a form of understanding
	2. Ethical perception
	3. Looking at all sides
E.	Ethical Formalism:
	1. Kant's theory of duty
	2. Police and Correctional subculture
	3. Are subcultural constraints the same
	4. Kant and absolutism
F.	Defining utilitarianism:
	1. Happiness of the majority
	2. Individual happiness
	3. Limitations
G.	An ethic to live by:
	1. The perils of unthinking loyalty
	2. Limits of Kan and Mill
	3. The principle of distributive justice
	4. Changes in recruitment standards
H.	Judgment calls:
	1. The moral struggle
	2. When beneficence conflicts with justice
	3. The harm principle: What's a legal problem
	4. Moral weakness: Moral courage.
I.	Types of police misconduct
	1. Cops as legal, political, and administrative actors
	2. Different types of misconduct
	3. Police review systems
J.	Corruption of authority and police crime
	1. Causes
	2. The slippery slope
	3. Links between officer and criminal subcultures
	4. Rationalizations:
	a. Individual
	b. Subcultural
K.	Noble cause corruption: Confronting Dirty Harry
	1. Dirty Harry problem definition
	2. Ethical implications of behavior
	3. Noble cause corruption
	4. Moral struggle
L.	Ineptitude and personal misconduct
	1. Excessive force
	2. Personal misconduct
	a. Off-duty
	b. Duty-related Misconduct
M.	Code of Ethics
	1. Tone of the Code of Ethics
	2. Code and Ethical perspectives
	3. Code of Ethics as an "Ideal" or "Target"
N.	Becoming a good officer
	1. Education
	2. Muir and causing professionalism

9.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
10.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.