Paper Homework: Building a More Just Society
The purpose of the Paper is for students to pick a branch of the criminal justice system and then answer, for the role of a specific professional, the branch of the criminal justice system, and the criminal justice system at large, how they can use the social justice principles of equality, solidarity, and human rights to build a more just society.
Example: if the student chooses law enforcement and the issue is profiling citizens to investigate potential crime, the students will research, analyze, and propose how a law enforcement officer, law enforcement agencies, and the criminal justice system at large can each use the social justice principles of equality, solidarity, and human rights to build a more just society.
Choose one of the three main branches of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, the judiciary, or corrections. Your paper should address areas I, II, and III in the body of your paper.
Part 1:
A. If you chose law enforcement:
Law enforcement professionals must execute justice by upholding the law in an ethical and constitutional manner. Identify and explain which parts of the Constitution of the United States are most relevant to the ethical standards of law enforcement professionals. Explain how law enforcement professionals ensure that they uphold the Constitution. Analyze the ways in which law enforcement professionals use the social justice principles of equality, solidarity, and human rights to build a more just society.
B. If you chose the judiciary:
Professionals in the judiciary, including prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges, must execute justice by upholding the law in an ethical manner. Identify and explain which parts of the Constitution of the United States are most relevant to the ethical standards judiciary professionals. Explain how judiciary professionals ensure that they uphold the Constitution. Analyze the ways in which judiciary professionals use the social justice principles of equality, solidarity, and human rights to build a more just society.
C. If you chose corrections:
Corrections professionals must execute justice by upholding the law in an ethical and constitutional manner. Identify and explain which parts of the Constitution of the United States are most relevant to the ethical standards of corrections professionals. Explain how corrections professionals ensure that they uphold the Constitution. Analyze the ways in which corrections professionals use the social justice principles of equality, solidarity, and human rights to build a more just society.
Part 2:
A. If you chose law enforcement:
Explain why people commit crimes and explain how law enforcement professionals use criminal theory in their practice.
A. If you chose the judiciary:
Explain why people commit crimes and explain how judiciary professionals use criminal theory in their practice.
B. If you chose corrections:
Explain why people commit crimes and explain how corrections professionals use criminal theory in their practice.
Part 3:
A. If you chose law enforcement:
Identify and explain the three main issues that face law enforcement professionals on a regular basis and address the best responses to these issues.
A. If you chose the judiciary:
Identify and explain the three main issues that face judiciary professionals on a regular basis and address the best responses to these issues.
B. If you chose corrections:
Identify and explain the three main issues that face corrections professionals on a regular basis and address the best responses to these issues.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.