Criminal justice system

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  1. Summary of the Plot
    Provide enough information for those who have not read the book or seen the movie to understand the ethical dilemma faced by the character you are analyzing. Describe the environment of the character.
  2. Issues Identified
    Describe and analyze the ethical dilemma faced by the character.

    • What are the major factual issues raised?
    • What are the major ethical issues raised?
    • Who are the major stakeholders?
  3. Options Considered
    What alternative courses of actions were considered or identified by the character?
  4. Ethical Arguments Constructed
    Determine which of the ethical principles/standards were employed by the character. (i.e., moral development; egoism; virtue; deontology; teleology; justice)
  5. Evaluate the Arguments for each Option
    • Did the character weigh the ethical reasons and arguments for each option?
    • Did the character make any unwarranted factual assumptions?
    • Did the character leave any unresolved conceptual issues?
  6. Character Decision
    • Describe how the character resolved the dilemma.
    • Explain the reasoning for the character’s chosen resolution.
    • Did the character select the ethically best way to deal with the dilemma?
    • In your opinion, what decision should the character have made?
  7. Your Recommendation
    Would you recommend this movie or book to your classmates?

Answer preview

Harper Lee developed the character of Atticus Finch as a highly moral standard man in society. Hence, the options and courses of action were to defend and prove the innocence of Tom Robinson’s rape allegations. Atticus chose to take the case because he thought that Robinson is being set up. However, Atticus faces massive criticism from Ewell’s family, who are the most notorious in Maycomb and the society at large. The main course of action was to fight for racial equality by proving Robinson’s innocence. Furthermore, Atticus used the mistakes made by his children to keep on fighting and maintain a sense of belief in doing good. Atticus became attached to the case to the extent of guarding and protecting Robinson against the lynch mob. Atticus’s commitment to proving Robinson is not guilty, drags his children along with Dill, who is a friend to the children, and Atticus’s sister. Also, Atticus interrogates Mayella to ascertain the innocence of Robinson, which turns out to be evidential and true that she wasn’t raped. After the court rules the case in favor of the guilty Mr. Ewell, Atticus plans to appeal, but Robinson is shot for trying to escape.

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