Imagine that you are writing a report in a criminal justice agency; everyone is scrutinizing your work. You are to respond to each question in the narrative format. I do not want lists; I want this in essay form. Do not copy from the text and do not use the powerpoint presentations in your responses. Avoid using contractions, texting language, and ensure that words are used properly. Edit your work. For this assignment, you will attach a MicroSoft Word document in the dropbox within this folder; no other form of word processing is acceptable. For each response, a minimum of a paragraph due; a paragraph is considered at least five solid sentences. I would certainly use more that five sentences to make a complete response. The paper is Times-New Roman, 12-font, double spaced. If you do not have Word on your personal computer, the school computers have this program. Drop your midterm in the dropbox contained in this folder. You are afforded some leeway because this is what YOU would do in a given situation. DO NOT USE THE SAME MORAL PRINCIPLES OR ETHICAL SYSTEMS IN EVERY SITUATION.

1. You are serving on a jury for a murder trial. The evidence presented at trial was largely circumstantial and, in your mind, equivocal. During closing, the prosecutor argued that you must find the defendant guilty because he confessed to the crime. The defense attorney immediately objected and the judge sternly instructed you to disregard the prosecutor’s statement. While you do not know exactly what happened, you suspect that the confession was excluded because of some procedural error. Would you be able to ignore the prosecutor’s statement in your deliberations? Should you? Would you tell the judge if the jury members discussed the statement and appeared to be influenced by it? Based on your readings for this ethical question, state your:

Ethical Judgment: what would you do?

The moral rules.

The ethical system that you would use (formalism, utilitarianism, egoism, etc.)

2. You are a police officer testifying about a particular crime. It is a case where you honestly don’t know whether or not the suspect is guilty. While on the witness stand, you answer all the prosecutor’s and defense attorney’s questions. You complete your testimony and exit the courtroom, knowing that you have specific knowledge that may help the defense attorney’s case. You have answered all questions truthfully, but the specific question needed to help the defense was not asked. What should you do? Based on your readings for this ethical question, state your:

Ethical Judgment: what would you do?

The moral rules.

The ethical system(s) that support the moral rules (formalism, utilitarianism, egoism, etc.)

3. You are a rookie police officer on your first patrol. The older, experience officer tells you that the restaurant on the corner likes to have you guys around, so they always give free meals. Your partner orders steak, potatoes, and all the trimmings. What are you going to do? What if it were just coffee at a convenience store? What if the owner refused to take your money at the register? Based on your readings for this ethical question, state your:

Ethical Judgment: what would you do?

The moral rules.

The ethical system(s) that support the moral rules (formalism, utilitarianism, egoism, etc.)

4. You are a manager of a retail store. You are given permission by the owner of the store to hire a fellow classmate to help out. One day you see the classmate take some clothing from the store. When confronted by you, the peer laughs it off and says the owner is insured, no one is hurt, and it was under $100. “Beside,” says your acquaintance, “friends stick together, right?” What would you do? Based on your readings for this ethical question, state your:

Judgement: what would you do?

The moral rules.

The ethical system that you would use (formalism, utilitarianism, egoism, etc.)