Criminal Justice Discussion: Discretion, Ethics, and Responsibility

This discussion post examines the concept of discretion within the criminal justice system, focusing on the financial liability of managers for subordinates' actions and the fairness of such rulings. The post argues against holding managers financially responsible based on current case law, emphasizing the risks inherent in company operations and the potential injustice of such liability. It also prioritizes ethical problems in criminal justice organizations, highlighting the importance of factual information, civil responsibilities, and participant considerations in ethical dilemmas. Furthermore, the post analyzes the impact of discretion on decision-making in a chosen criminal justice career, exploring instances of both wide and limited discretion and their respective benefits and drawbacks. The author selects a criminal justice career and discusses how discretion affects the decision-making process, providing instances of wide and limited discretion and their implications. The post stresses the importance of discretion in criminal justice, acknowledging its potential for controversy while emphasizing the need for fair and equitable application.

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Based on current case law, managers can be held financially liable for the actions of
their subordinates. In your opinion, are these rulings fair? Has our litigious society
gone too far in allowing people to file suit against managers who were not ever there?
In the current case law, managers should not be held responsible. The reason is that when
a company is functioning it will run on risks and analysis. If all the managers would be able
to pay for their subordinate’s performance then it is going to be injustice in the case. The
employer is bounded to give the best treatment about it/
The companies should be liable to handle the financial burden and this and putting the burden
on the Manager to pay for the subordinate is something unethical, as the company has to
function in a place where the state is following democracy and these ideas and practices are
against the idea of democracy (Sanders, Young, and Burton). If the manager has to pay then
the manager has to share the profit generated by the subordinates.
In the course textbook, Kania and Davis provide a list of the seven recurring ethical
problems in criminal justice organizations. Based on what you have learned in the
course, prioritize the list by importance and explain your rationale.
1. Set up the facts around the ethical dilemma atmosphere.

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Every law enforcer should focus on facts that will be surrounded by the case. They are
important because it helps to fight against the wrong information that one can witness with
our receptive sense. Rumours and gossip without the factual weightage should not entertain it
as a piece of evidence.
2. Identify your civil responsibilities and obligations.
We have to be aware of what our ethical and technical roles are. We will be able to select a
course of action in the face of an ethical dilemma with professional and legal responsibilities.
Although the course of action does not necessarily include professionalism.
3. Statutory obligations that align with these obligations.
It is important to be sure that we are fully aware of all professional and legal responsibilities,
so that we can fully understand the implications of our acts if we chose to disregard
professional or legal obligations.
4. Set up the participants' concerned.
The course of action we agree on is crucial to know who will be affected. The primary
participants are often easy to recognize and are often not noticed by the secondary
participants. This may involve friends, relatives or people who are somehow related to the
key ethical participants. Understanding the effect of the decision on secondary participants
can be particularly relevant for decision-making with utilitarian support; where rights for
non-majority participants cannot be taken into account.
5. Identify each participant's ethical principles.
It is necessary to define ethical principles so that we can understand what is really at stake.
The most critical characteristic of an ethical dilemma can be loyalty. Nonetheless, equality
can be the most essential attribute for another person. The value of loyalty, depending on the
ethical question, cannot be compared to the value of equality.
6. Take moral-ethical theories as an aid in deciding an event.
Regulative ethical theories may enable us to decide what the implications of acts or the
obligations that we might be expected to obey are beyond the regulations, rules, and
procedures when considering alternatives.
7. We also can determine if, from a particular viewpoint
The decision we are making is rational. We may also choose and rely on ethical theory to
help us explain the logic behind our decision.

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For this discussion, you will choose a career in criminal justice and analyze how the
amount of discretion can impact the decision-making process for that career. You
will describe instances in which wide and limited discretion are afforded, and give the
benefits and drawbacks of different amounts of discretion. This discussion will help
you consider how the amount of discretion impacts decision making. You will be
faced with a similar task in Project Three, in which you will be analyzing two
situations with varying amounts of discretion in the law enforcement field.
First, choose a criminal justice career from the State/Local Law Enforcement or
Corrections sections.
In your initial post, include the following:
 State the career you chose.
 Describe an instance in which wide discretion is afforded to the career, and
explain how that may impact the decision-making process.
Describe an instance in which discretion may be limited to the career, and explain
how that may impact the decision-making process.
Most people want to research criminal justice because they want to change something. They
want to help those in need and to defend the common good and above all to serve the people.
You can work with victims of crime inside criminal justice, help prosecute crimes, or help
deter crime in your neighborhood.
Discretion of Criminal Justice Systems. Discretion is defined as the power or right to
decide or act according to one's judgment. There was a mistake. While discretion is a key

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component of enforcement, it is a crime and traffic enforcement that most discretionary
decisions are based on.
The exercise of discretion in the criminal justice system and related agencies often
plays a fundamental part in decisions that are made; a concept central to the meaning
of justice. However, the definitions of discretion can be murky, and regardless of its
importance, it can be a highly arguable concept with the significant controversy
surrounding its nature and legitimacy.
Having the authority, the police officer has the freedom to do his job. There was a
mistake. This means that a particular act may be illegal and that the police officer can arrest
him easily based on his interpretation. The law may be deemed illegal. Discretion will boost
satisfaction and loyalty to consumers and ensure that a specific customer is safe and
confidential (Inciardi). In carrying out their duties, the police must necessarily use some
discretion. Yet there can be too much control, bigotry, unexpectedness and, most fatally,
unequal.
References
Inciardi, James A. Criminal Justice. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education,
2010. Print.
Sanders, Andrew, Richard Young, and Mandy Burton. Criminal Justice. New
York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2010. Print.

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