Criminal Justice
Ethics Week 7 Case Study
The police arrested Jack Daniels for driving
under the influence of alcohol. Daniels
had no criminal history, which made him eligible for diversion. If Daniels completes his diversionary
contract within 90-days, the court will dismiss his charges. Daniels accept the
diversion contract in which he must attend a group counseling meeting each week
for 90-days given by Mike Ponzi a community corrections counselor.
Daniels happens to have a good job and makes
200,000 dollars a year. After attending
the first counseling meeting, Daniels feels that these meetings are beneath him
and a waste of time. At the second
meeting, Daniels waits for all the other members to leave then approaches Ponzi,
and says, I would like to offer you two roundtrip airline tickets to anywhere
in the Continental U.S. All you have to
do is sign off on my attendance sheet that I have to turn into the court to
prove that I attended all my meetings.
Ponzi
replies, I suppose it would not hurt anything to sign off on your sheet, you
are not a repeat offender. I will do it
but if you ever say I did this, I will tell the court that you forged my
signature.
Daniels
hands Ponzi the airline ticket vouchers.
Ponzi postdated the rest of the meetings on
Daniels attendance sheet, signs off on it, hands it back to Daniels and says,
It is a pleasure doing business with you.
Assignment:
In a 2 to 3 paragraphs, a minimum of 250 words, identify the ethical
system that you believe explains the scenario above- support your response. Also, apply information from chapter 13 and
discuss some of the consequences that may occur from Ponzis misconduct. Give an example of how organizations can
reduce unethical behaviors from community correction personnel.
For additional help go to this link
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/AdultProbation/docs/civilLiab.pdf
Type all Case Studies in Times
New Roman 12pt font include the header, title page, and reference page; APA
formatting is required in this course.
Use at least two reference sources one is your textbook, and one may
be taken from the course or the Grantham Library. Additional references may be
obtained from the Internet. Citing your references by using parenthetical
citations (in-text citations) is a skill that each student must demonstrate in
this course.