ethical oversight
Written Exercie 6
Your assignment is to read Chapters 13 and write a critical response on the relationship of civilian review boards to ethical oversight in the criminal justice profession. In addition to providing research on this topic, you are to integrate the Saint Leo University core value of responsible stewardship into your response. We know that the criminal justice practitioner must be a responsible steward over the citizens that they protect, in whatever discipline or position they work. Therefore, integrating this core value will be significant to the protection of society. Your response must be supported by additional research and written at a graduate level.
Saint Leo Core Value
Responsible Stewardship
Our Creator blesses us with an abundance of resources. We foster a spirit of service to employ our resources for University and community development. We must be resourceful. We must optimize and apply all of the resources of our community to fulfill Saint Leo University’s mission and goals.
Answer preview
There are different theories, beliefs, and traditions that aim at explaining the logic behind good and bad. The utilitarian theory aims at explaining what determines good and evil in the society. According to the theory, an action is morally right if it gives happiness to most of the parties involved and it is ethically wrong if it brings unhappiness to the majority. The theory regards happiness as a state of mind, different from the concept of pleasure. Happiness is independent of specific actions, feelings, and thoughts. Civilian review boards can choose to use this theory as they address the complaints made by the public against police in different capacities. The utilitarian argument applies to civilian…
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