Correctional Professionals: Misconduct and Responses
Grasping the various individual, organizational, and societal explanations for misconduct create an awareness of the challenges criminal justice practitioners face. Recognizing the responses to misconduct and corruption creates an appreciation for the level of accountability that exists in the industry and its ability to maintain the public trust.
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
- Describe types of misconduct by correctional officers, including the typology of misconduct by Souryal and McCarthy
- Describe types of misconduct by community corrections professionals
- Explain the Zimbardo experiment and what it might imply for correctional professionals
- Provide explanations for misconduct
- Present some suggestions to decrease misconduct by correctional professionals
Professor's Notes
Responses to Corruption
- Explore how leaders can create an environment that strives to reduce incidents of corruption and deal with incidents that do occur in an efficient, ethical manner
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Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice (9th ed.)
By Pollock, Joycelyn M
- Chapter 13 – Correctional Professionals: Misconduct and Responses
Prompt
Explanations for correctional misconduct can be described as individual, institutional (or organizational), and systemic. Select one and define and explain it to your peers. Include a recent national incident to illustrate your selection, and provide a link to the incident in your post. Provide feedback to at least two of your peers’ postings.
Response Parameters
Write at least five to seven sentences. Use APA citations as needed. Respond to at least two peers’ posts, writing a minimum of three to four sentences each. Click on the image below to view the RISE Model. Your meaningful feedback should reflect all four categories: Reflect, Inquire, Suggest, and Elevate.
- The initial post is due by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET
- Peer response posts are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET
- The maximum number of points for this assignment is 25
Final Exam
- This exam covers the material covered in Weeks 5-8
- It consists of 8 essay questions
- Each question is worth 25 points for a total of 200 points
- You will have three hours to take the exam
- This exam must be completed by Sunday 11:59 p.m. ET
- Click on the link at right to view the rubric for this exam: Essay Exam Rubric