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CRJ 788

Applied Ethics in the Legal System

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeB+
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Overview

Description

The formulation of law and policy is an inherently moral activity that requires ethical introspection in order to “do” justice. Those who create, influence, or implement law or policy must be capable of examining information, processes, and decisions from a variety of epistemological traditions, because what is legal is not necessarily ethical and justice is an oft abused word. Multiple ethical systems and strengths and weaknesses of each as foundations for law and policy will be discussed.

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Lecture3

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Offered: Every Spring

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spring

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Learning Outcomes

  • assess the respective strengths and weaknesses of ethical theories.
  • evaluate historic and contemporary laws, criminal justice policies, and criminal justice practices in the context of multiple ethical theories.
  • conduct an ethical analysis of a law, criminal justice policy, or criminal justice practice.