FOR MY DEAR MOTHER WHO LOVED ME THROUGH THE STORM

IN LOVING MEMORY OF A SWEET WOMAN

Saturday, September 10, 2016
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service

Mary A. Barnett

Joy in God is Eternal

My Sweet Father God’s love blessed us with a Mother’s tears that paved a way to love, honor, integrity that fulfilled us all. Blessed is each day that came our way with her in our life. Loving wife and Mother to
all who asked her help. She turned none away and helped them all. Forgotten never, loved until there is no time.
Loving, Cherishing, Nurturing, Reprimanding, Fussing, Protecting she gave her all always.

Loving you forever.
Your daughters and sons
Brenda, Jeanette, Felicia, Wilhelmina, Wilma
Chester, Jeffrey, Robert , Valencia

Acknowledgements

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to all those who have supported us during this time of loss.

Aunt Beatrice Hamilton, Aunt Patricia Jackson, Dr. Joseph King, Pastor James Cooper and Sister Alma Cooper

Mary Alice Barnett
June 1, 1938 to August 31, 2016

Brown – Evans Funeral Home
441 N. Jefferson Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48601
989-754-0481
Dr. Joseph King, Officiating

The Barnett and McCaw Family

Pallbearers

Anthony Barnette
Keykei McCaw
Richard Givhan
Antonio McCaw
Randy Bryant

Obituary

Mary Alice passed away peacefully the morning of August 31, 2016 after being involved in a car accident. She was surrounded, supported with love, cared for by her loving family during the last days of her life. Mary Alice was born in Talladega, Alabama on June 1, 1938 to the loving parents of Lucille Jackson (predeceased) and Joe Jackson (predeceased) and was originally named May Otis Jackson but changed her name to Mary Alice. Lucille Jackson subsequently married Charlie Miller who passed away before her. Mary married Robert Earl McCaw Sr. in the year of 1952 and had three sons and two daughters with him (Robert Earl McCaw Jr. (predeceased), Chester McCaw (Valerie), Jeffrey Allen McCaw, Brenda Joyce McCaw-Bryant (Randy), Valencia Lushion McCaw(predeceased)) and one daughter (Jeanette McCaw-Mitchell) with Carl Lee and three daughters (Felicia McCaw, Wilheminia Marie McCaw and Wilma Dene McCaw-Barnette (Anthony)) with Major W. Barnett who she subsequently married when Robert Earl McCaw Sr. passed away.

Mary was one of six children of the union between Lucille Jackson and Joe Jackson (Jim Jackson Jr. (predeceased), Joe Jackson (predeceased), Major Jackson (predeceased), Willie Jackson (predeceased) (Patricia), Joe Jackson (predeceased), Daisy Jackson (predeceased) and Beatrice Hamilton). She leaves behind a beloved nephew (Hakim Ben Adjou), granddaughter (Nicole McCaw and children), aunt (Maxibelle Thomas), numerous grandchildren and beloved friends (Reverend Patricia Sims and Reverend Geneva McAfee). Predeceasing her was a cherished uncle (Claude Thomas) and long time friend of the family (Nute Scott). She was a Christian woman who gave all her life and tried to help anyone she could and attended the Church of Christian Dominion in Saginaw, Michigan where she was inspired and given courage and support to go on when she suffered kidney problems. Loved forever by her family.

FROM FELICIA WHO CHERISH AND LOVES YOU SO AND WHO MISS YOU ALWAYS.

NATURE OF GOD - RELIGION 212 - FINAL CULMINATION OF CHARTING - PAPER

To: President Obama and family and all believers and non-believers in God.

I would like to dedicate all my time that I put into this class to my dear mother (Mary Alice Barnett who recently passed) and my dear father (Major Waddell Barnett who passed away too long ago) and grandmother (Lucille Miller who went back to school in an age of fall) and got her degree in college and my dearest aunt (Daisy Jackson who was like a second mother to me) and lastly Mr. Nute Scott a dear family friend who taught me some of the aspects of the world and true reality. These beautiful people in my life helped forge me, encourage me and made me dream and live this great American Dream. I won't stop. I encourage all young people to step up and defend your stance because the torch of America the Dream is yours and the nation will be defended to keep you strong, united to defend self and home. I love you people for saving me and mine. Thank you.

Felicia


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Nature of God
Strayer University
Felicia McCaw
Professor Eugene E. Muhammad
REL 212
Online Summer 2016
September 9, 2016

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One of life’s intriguing enigmas is God as a perfect omnipotent being who stands for mercy and justice and the love of all. In service of God as a complement is the practice of religion that facilitates as a belief system, behavior and societal view that guides and directs the thoughts and actions of either an individual or group of people in worship.

The Nature of God is what is one of the most inspiring motivators in taking up the cross and fighting alongside our God because he is the Almighty whose will is sweet and his merciful dominion is like a paradise for his love and kindness is sweet and his wrath is exulting and majestic in his dealing with those of iniquity.

What is compelling about the Nature of God is the similarities between the different religions, worship, practices of humbling oneself so that God can move into your life to love, support, protect and guide his servants to safer passage and a land of his decision. Also, I found it awesome that all trust in a divine heavenly entity that is unseen and any victory is his victory and his grace to you when he fights the battle.

As such religions of many help explain the concept of God’s Nature and his heavenly will for his people to follow his laws and live the true life that he has promised. For example, the statement “if you abide in me…” signifies that God will take care of any person that believes on his name and claim it as true. The servant that parlays God’s word and will to save the people from sin as well as from the Day of Death will be granted eternity.

This Day is the proclaiming of judgment for our sins whether the philosophical approach or thought includes reincarnation or a day when one dies and the sins determine the exclusion of the soul from eternal paradise. As a parallestic view reflects that a corresponding theme is

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prevalent throughout all religions and the truly remarkable and wonderful aspects of a God who loves and cherish his servants and teaches them the path of correction, humility, harmony and happiness to have his favor.

In the first religion (Hinduism) studied this religion portrays the Nature of God as monotheistic as well as polytheistic. Because it is diverse it allows religious worship to encompass many approaches that are affective to the three major groupings of deities (Shaktas, Shaivites, Vaishnavites) with emphasis on one Supreme God.

The second religion (Jainism) view of the nature of God or Creator portrays belief that he exists but does not emphasize that one is totally accountable to a deity. Further being accountable to God happens only when something upsets the state of a happy long life and levels of virtue become compromised.

The third religion (Buddhism) reflects the belief that there is no personal God who created the world or whom we can submit our prayers to but supports the thought that it is nontheistic. Further that there is no rebirth (no eternal, independent soul to be reborn) through God.

The fourth religion (Daoism) reference is given to an Almighty Creator who is innate and called the unnamable and eternally real. As such the teaching and religious practice is based upon and deferred to as a higher entity.

The fifth religion (Confucianism) viewpoint is toward the Nature of God which is equated to Heaven because he is all and empowers his righteous ones. God allows a direct connection to the goodness of human nature with the nature of Heaven.

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The sixth religion (Shinto) gives indication by its interpretation of name that a higher entity exists reflecting a divine being and way. As such this allows a hierarchy and claim that God exists. Further that he is spirit whether looked at in an indicative manner of a singular or plural interpretation of a single essence that exists and is manifested in many places. That God is an unknown quality existing above, below, evoking belief, wonder and awe.

The seven religion (Zoroastrianism) recognizes Ahura Mazda, the Creator God as the heavenly entity surrounded by six angelic presences. It is monotheistic but associative with the forces of nature with God known as the Wise Lord from which all good comes from.

The eighth religion (Judaism) portrays God as a transcendent creator who has no origin, gender or form. Also called “Yahweh” for the supreme deity who is a fair God but stern with punishment for misdoing. That he allows a second chance because he is Ehyeh (I Am) the Holy One.

The ninth religion (Christianity) refers to God as Abba the Protector and Provider. That the Holy Spirit is a manifestation of God who sent his son (Jesus) to save us and die for our sins. Further that he is amongst the poor and the rich and that all that is good is He and his Kingdom. To return good and love for evil and pray for those who misuse you, betray you and lie upon thine name.

The tenth religion (Islam) reflects that a benevolent God sent a prophet (Muhammad) to teach his will and save the people from their sins. Also, that there is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger. Prior to the Islam faith many deities were worshiped until God sent Muhammad with his way and will.

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The tenth religion (Sikhism) refers to God as the Almighty who is merciful, giving, the Doer and whose will is sweet. Further that he is like sugar scattered in the sand and is the same One for all and shall protect you himself. The He, his Name is Truth and is a being of purity, immortality and destroyer of all pride and evil.

The eleventh religion (New Religions) covers several religions with the concept of a God that is Almighty and who has been grieving since the fall of his children. Also, that God is a trinity who will not let the earth die and will unite all of humanity for He is the One who brings light into darkness.

The significance of Nature of God is a recognizable pattern of sameness, originality and truth. It is truth because these writings were done in differing regions of the world where the context of speech (verbal or written) had no parallel to intermix, integrate or converge. Further as a reflection of faith it supports the practice of religion or religious practices for it is food and drink for those who hunger and thirst for God’s will, word, love and care.

In my life, I was taught the way of love of my Father God by my mother and father for I witnessed his true miracles in my life, my mom’s life, my father’s life, my older brother’s life, my second brother’s life, my third brother’s life, my sister’s life and on and on. Further miracles of change are happening in the city of my birth.

The impact of the Nature of God in the lives of people acts as a supporter that keeps a person on the path of goodness and God. Because if you live only the Ten Commandments this will help destroy the ideas of iniquity and keep you on the path even though we all sin we all fear God and ask for forgiveness and to allow surrender to his will.

REFERENCES

Ungvarsky, J. (2015). Religion. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
Kelly, G. (2016). The Justice and Mercy of God. Australasian Catholic Record, 93(2), 198-208.
Fisher, M. P. (n.d.). Living religions (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:Pearson.

Philosophical and Practical Approach for Balancing Issues - CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220

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Philosophical and Practical Approach
for Balancing Issues
Strayer University
Felicia McCaw
Professor Judy Tompkins
CRJ 220
Online Summer 2016
September 10, 2016


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In my eternal quest for the rights of the people and ethical treatment to be fairly represented and distributed the goal is to implement utilitarianism in all forms of correction. This will ensure that there will be no disproportionate harsh or disproportionately lenient penalties.

Summarily, realizing the need to respect human dignity revolves around the end and as such the evolving of thought to conceive that all are rational, logical, responsible human beings. Because of this the respecting of their freedom and rationality by holding them in account for their deeds and designating corrective action to circumvent and prevent further actions as well as prevent emulation.

Moralistic values when merged with law enforcement compels the acknowledgement and moral right of the law to punish offenders and actively enact moral duty. Moral duty is intertwined with the interest of justice and facilitates its purpose to be ethical and principled acts of mercy and justice to ensure that punishment is proportioned with fairness, equated with rational time and retainership of respect.

Individual rights and public protection is immeasurably complicated and has a tremendous amount of intricacies and underlayments of complexity. Therefore, the correct handling of situational racial interaction has come forth as a blatant screaming flag that needs addressing with finesse and delicacy. Desensitization levels have risen as well as personal contempt and tolerance when dealing with people of different races.

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internal bias and then effectively analyze with a high ethical approach to change (evolve) thought and action to ensure that a qualitative standard can be met to prevent compromise of self and moral duty.

Ethical choices and decisions will always be based on factual rights, wrongs, ideas of complexity, applications and interpretation. Further because values are intrinsic of cultural behavior this allows ethics to stand as a base as well as a support to alter situations and bring about changes and different approaches in ensuring fairness attributed to the public (protection) as well as establishing their clear individual rights.

As a person of high ethics, it is my responsibility and duty to be an effective means to an end. Further to find a way to protect as well as deflect old perceptions and embrace new perceptions. With the embrace of new perceptions brings forth the code of consequence and actions that prevent unacceptable behavior and embrace radical acceptable behavior. Ethics can only be a tool of assessment and thereby be an impeling tool (force) to use in corrective patterns of disturbance in the populace. Social norms and legalistic norms are imperative to continue and contain within structural society as well as be a fecundity to teaching and standards.

My approach to reward and punishment in the Criminal Justice field is to first acknowledge the need for punishment for acts of criminality, fairness to all includes the victim and the culprit because it impels the necessity to properly analyze and gauge the extent that this act of supposed random criminality has done in the populace.

Each act of criminality is always copycatted or emulated with the expectation of the end result of possible success. As such the realization is that the study of criminality is not just a

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prevalence of doing an act of criminality or sporadic temptation to act as a criminal. It is a pattern of complete deliberate action to usurp the legalistic system and thereby destroy the structural base of social norms that protect society, people and country. Further since the acts of criminality are not sporadic but contemptuously made and done. It is our duty to evaluate and change our entire approach to dealing with these acts to maintain a semblance of safety for even the poorest of people to the rich.

Although the reward and punishment is an equitable thought the structural base of who can have, who can’t have, who should be poor, who can be educated, who can’t be educated is part of the dilemma of discontent and temptation to act, think, feel and evolve to a criminal. When the moral issues of crime is effectively explained and the searing cruel impact has been met, countered and conquered then comes the acknowledgment that for our own safety the good of the legalistic system is working overtime to help but is spiraling downward due to inappropriate action in some scenarios.

Therefore, with the realization that criminality has evolved it is my intent to study the changing face of crime and its new look. Consequently, since it has evolved therefore the approach of practice and balancing issues of threat to the populace has to be countered, checked and hopefully escalated down. The safety of all is primary and the law is secondary always.

Once Sleeping Beauty slept until she became wide awake and realized her danger and this country and others. Further because of this the state of unconscious became indifferent to the prevalency and increase of crime until it has threatened the inner core of stability (founders) and supporters of this country by deliberate escalation of crime to distort the usual pattern.

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Human rights of the impoverish are threatened by criminal neglect in education, safety, concern and care for the underdog.

As a part of those against criminality it is my realization that it is our right to protect the weak, individual liberty and be an instrument to always measure and counter thrust attacks against this nation and ours. The perception of danger is imminent, apparent and we are to foil, protect and discard any immoral acts of lying to gain an end.

Any acts of immorality consistently lower standards and principles to a behavior of the lowest criminal. These criminals become your bedfellow and prevent objectivity, fairness, honesty, equitable fair thought and values. As such the purpose is to withstand from compromising self and becomes duty, honor, pride, care and love. The teaching of such is the highlight of my life. Do not compromise self else we lose all social and legal structure.

Lastly for all law enforcement professionals, the ethics of care acts as a facilitator of justice and its impartiality in applying laws, rules, procedures and principles. Along with care and supported by justice the emotional levels are controlled and channeled through utilitarianism to encourage the acts of application of principles to prevent bias.

Therefore, with the levels of fairness addressed so can the level of peacemaking criminology to assist and support the affective states of ambivalence because emotional levels cannot be controlled. But peacemaking entitles us all to put aside anger and acts as facilitators, correctors of criminal acts and protectors of the populace and this country.

References

Bishop, W.w. (2013). The Role of Ethics in 21st Century Organizations. Journal Of Business Ethics. 118(3), 635-637. doi: 10.1007/s10551-013-1618-1
Kanter, S. (2011). SLEEPING BEAUTY WIDE AWAKE: STATE CONSTITUTIONS AS IMPORTANT INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. Lewis & Clark Law Review, 15(3), 799-817.
West, R. (2014). HAS THE CONSTITUTION FOSTERED A PATHOLOGICAL RIGHTS CULTURE? THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS: A TALE OF TWO RIGHTS. Boston University Law Review, 94893.
Bahmueller, C. F. (2015). Morality. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
Yeaman, A. J. (2004). Professional Ethics for Technology. Techtrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 48(2), 11-15. doi:10.1007/BF02762537

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL TWO - ETHICS OF MEANS AND ENDS - CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220

Ethics of Means and Ends
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Ethics of Means and Ends
Chief of the Police
Strayer University
Felicia McCaw
Professor Judy Tompkins
CRJ 220
Online Summer 2016
September 2, 2016

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The ethical approach that I would use and apply as the Chief of Police is the enacting of consequentialism awareness. The ability to judge a situation that would require the process of whether the means would be a prevalent to satisfy a desired end. As a facilitator to ensuing equal and fair justice is administered the correct determinate would have to be viewed with objectivity and a neutrality position that would ensure that utilitarianism is an effective weapon in itself.

Further because I am an adamant person who looks at the overall populace as a good I would initiate training and empathetic classes that help people deal with situational unrest, emotional upheaval and structured correctness. Consequently, the Criminal Justice field becomes not a battle ground against criminality but a haven for corrective and innovative techniques to prevent acts of crime by substituting the desire for pursuing acts of criminality with acts of good that would justify and equate to a means and ends.

Furthermore, effective policing is not a matter of crime, lock up, reinitializing of a convicted offender back into society, it becomes a necessary element to use the ends to translate successful rehabilitation to proposed role model behavior and correct adherence back to social legalities, criminal legalities and a society with a prevalence and desire that abhors criminal acts with the eye on security for all.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ONE - ETHICS AND INTEGRITY - CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220

Felicia McCaw
CRJS220

Reflective Journal One

Ethics and Integrity

Prior to explaining how each facet (ethics, morality and integrity) will be involved and interwoven in my future position as a teacher of the particular and peculiar quirks in the field of Criminal Justice I will be expounding and detailing about the concentrated rates of duty, honor and privilege .

Duty, honor and privilege are some of the highest levels in the human psyche when it comes to performing the instilled rituals of true duty. Honor as one and always will always effectively stand for itself because it is one with all that oneself is. Privilege is a facilitator that is complementary to duty and honor and as such the stance is claimed and held. Because of these three magnificent traits this allows the concepts of right and wrong to be depicted in clear black and white when it comes to infringing or not living up to the level of integrity.

As such the game is on and the active participant of morality comes into play the restrictor and inhibitor to the merging into any behavior that is reprehensible and detrimental to wearing the “shield”. Thus it compels the dual purposes of ethics which allows the effective infusing of morals to intertwine and assist in correct and proper conduct. Conclusively, ethically correct will allow the relayance of duty, honor and privilege and acts as a base of structural content when any decisions need to be made upon presumptuous occurrences.

Further, duty is as one’s left hand and honor is your right hand with privilege being your backbone. Unremitting and defensive is the code to protect, serve and teach the true aspects of being the protector of the people and assigning levels of justice with the penalties per the breaking of laws in differing patterns of criminality.

Choices and values are also hidden beneath the arm of moralistic value because every decision is internally gauged prior to the making of choice or making assertions either to support or condemn. As with choices and values being internally and voluntary reactions the level of ethical consequence helps to support even the most complexing and conflictual circumstances or events.

Based upon good core values, good consideration of informal norms, norms, value, and socialistic norms whether regulated or not helps the party commit to either a decision of ethical or non-ethical conduct or decisions.

In conclusion, ethics, morality and integrity are the enemy of criminality and the preventer of the fall into societal chaos and destruction and as such the representation of the “badge” have to be better than gold and more effusive and stable than air to clearly reflect the chasm between the police and the offender.

Incorporating Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development into the Justice System - Chief of the Police -CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220

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Incorporating Kohlberg's Stages of Moral
Development into the Justice System
Chief of the Police
Strayer University
Felicia McCaw
Professor Judy Tompkins
CRJ 220
Online Summer 2016
August 18, 2016

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Chief of the Police
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Justice as a concept in the American Justice System reflects the unequivocally right to fair treatment by a unified statutory regulated governmental system that is bound with laws, principles and codified codes. Based on consequential actions the acts of criminality are treated as infraction of rules, laws and breaking of the principles of laws and restrictions. As a distributive function it provides protection and fairness to people who are victimized and punishment to those who violate and break laws and is proper administration of the law throughout the land.

As a facilitator to ensure justice is evoked and carried out, as the Chief of Police and head administrator to law enforcement officers, to ensure correct duty is performed as well as that they live within the boundaries of ethics in their working career. It is one of my responsibilities to ensure that the level of ethics are instilled as a moral inhibitor to committing errors or “sins” against the code. Further as an operative it is imperative that officers in this department be exposed to the three levels of Kohlberg’s Stage of Moral Development.

The three levels of Kohlberg’s Stage of Moral Development include the following interpretation to be utilized in addressing each level within this department:

Level One
Pre-Conventional Morality

Stage 1 – In this stage or level emphasis will be made to law enforcement officers that obedience and punishment is socialized in and outside the acts of justice until it is internalized and instilled inwardly. Also, that at this stage the ability to be absolute and correct without compromise or self-violation will be realized through internal training until clarity is realized and acknowledged.

Stage 2 – Rationalization and fair play will be established in interpersonal relationships that will help keep order and is allowable for correct action.

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Level Two
Conventional Morality

Stage 3 - In this stage or level the ability to be interpersonal and conformity will be socialized and inwardly interwoven within along with respect for upper authority and social order retainership and maintenance. Also, in this stage the internal need will be acknowledged to allow the correct analysis of good officer, bad officer as well as good intent.

Stage 4 – In this stage active perception of how law officers are viewed by society will be learned in training sessions and how to reflect and teach nolmalcy of behavior in relation to the following of laws, rules, performing civic duty, honoring the power hierarchy and maintain an correct and orderly society.

Level Three
Post - Conventional Morality

Stage 5 – In this stage or level the social contract is what all law enforcement officers will have to adhere to and in be involved within and as such affectively learn to use universal ethical principles to allow it to be an inhibitor to incorrect duty and lack of conscience to prevent bribery and corruption. Also, in this stage is the requirement for upper education that will improve performance, attitudes toward diverse races to help proceed to Stage 6.

Stage 6 – In the final stage law officers will be taught that their purpose is to be democratic and protect people’s basic rights and how to relay to them that universal principles sometimes override democratic process due to the need for law and order. Further in this stage comes the possibility of using deadly force and its moral conflicts as well as consequences of actions that are required when left no other recourse.

These levels and stages have the capacity to shift around until all law officers have successfully reached Stage 6 because they are relevant to insure that a good structural moral base has been established to assist all in their duty to serve and protect. Further having training and coaching helps to ensure correct protection for them and the populace, reputation on the streets and as a good facilitator to ensure correctness and fairness is being done.

This customized interpretation of Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development can be used by law enforcement to evaluate three types of criminals (felons, misdemeanors, and civil infractions) to determine the level or stage that they are in morally as well as get a brief synopsis

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psychologically to interpret or evaluate the possibility of hidden hostility, difficulty in securing as well as possible rehabbing them for readmission into society. For example, all criminals would be looked at by a law officer being in Stage 4 and indicate that his duty is to correctly charge and act on the law. Further that they are at Stage 1 because they lack any moral inhibitors and as such cannot reach another stage or level unless the first one has or have been accomplished. As such the theory of written in stone does not facilitate that the progressive change will occur or progression to the Stage 6 will ever be accomplished.

Morality in itself is an integrious quality that has to be internalized and helps stabilize norms of society as well as help a structuralized value system that is complementary to law, law enforcers duties and changes in law and processes. When viewed morality, norms and value is the skeletal system of law enforcement that is built upon and become flesh, blood and bone.

Since morality is the base of ethics and can be viewed as the structure because it dictates what is good and bad conduct supportive of morality since it explores and questions how to keep a level of correctness in law enforcers duties by seeking to define good and evil, rights of the wrong, wrongs of the right, virtue of vice, vices of virtue, justice and crime.

Therefore, ethics is tantamount of importance in decision making in the criminal justice system and is an affective symbolizer and corrective arsenal for making ethical choices or decisions when gauging scenarios. Various approaches by law officers in my department will be possible to retain ethics as well as prima facie duties that has and always will be an innate moral obligation to be incumbent in varying situations.

Further, the act of fidelity is an implicit and explicit agreement to fulfill promises or agreements in relation to service or duty. Secondly, justice as relates to duty is also an internalized incumbent because it serves to improve the conditions of others as well as retain respect to virtue, intelligence and pleasure. Lastly, nonmaleficence is the last duty required and that is to not intentionally injure or harm suspects.

In facilitating that duties are being met the next restriction would be the preventing of law enforcement officers moving on self-interest, pursuit of pleasure by immediate acting on police corruption and insuring this avenue is addressed because it violates ethics, morality and correct duty. The removal of the “bad” officer would be effectively written up, processed and dismissed if the act of criminality is significant if not then disciplined. Further any acts that are in conflict to law administration would receive discipline and if not able to be resolved the law enforcement officer would be transferred immediately.

In conclusion, as the Chief of Police the purpose is to keep the level of correct policing stable, consistent, honest without police nonmalefience.

REFERENCES

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Ethics and Code of Conduct - Criminal Justice 220

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Ethics and Code of Conduct
Strayer University
Felicia McCaw
Professor Judy Tompkins
CRJ 220
Online Summer 2016
July 22, 2016

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As with any profession in today’s society the concern of having good ethics and a code of conduct is of utmost importance in any field. The need to explore and determine what these two mean when it deals with legal representation or with the presenting and administering of legalities, e.g., as with police officers, attorneys or judges. Because of this the pinpointing of what ethics and code of conduct is the eternal question as they change and evolve. As such the determining of what standards are used to summate what ethics is as well as the code of conduct comes into play.

Therefore, ethics as it is presented now is a well-balanced foundation that supports the standards of correctness that facilitates choices of right and wrong. Because of this attribution this serves as an inhibitor and preventer in performing criminal activities. Further values are parallistic to ethics and help with the understanding of ethics since values are what is valued most and what is worth fighting for and performing of sacrifices. Not only are values societal but they are also personal and are affected by ethnicity, religious beliefs and our personal life and experiences. Furthermore, societal values are what are more effectively utilized in correlation with ethics intermingled with personal to help facilitate integrity, honesty, hard work, kindness, compassion, empathy, sympathy, justice and bravery. Also, as ethics with values that have been instilled it is also a collective imposition that assists in the refraining of behavior that is compromisable to the code of conduct. The code of conduct are rigid highly moralistic rules that pertain to the maintaining of social norms, rules, responsibilities, practices of an individual, party or organization. Honorary conduct and correct irreproachable ethics are the primary characteristic of the position that I will be doing in the future in the field of law enforcement and teaching.

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In my chosen profession as a teacher with emphasis on law enforcement one of the three reasons ethics and integrity are important in my future is because of the need to be an exemplary example of behavior that is correct, honest and trustworthy. Further, because there have been some less than sterling examples of exhibited law enforcement my goal is to be a corrective additive to a team to ensure that the public is protected as well as served without corruption or lack of disregard to honor. Secondly, I feel that the states of ethics and integrity should be regarded as part of your DNA spiral as well as the blood in your body and because of this stance only correct behavior will suffice in the carrying out of duties. Thirdly, strictness and an incorruptible attitude with no bending due to treatment or personal prejudice is the only way to be a true facilitator and be a true fighter of crime.

Two aspects in which ethics, morality, and law differ in regards to affecting the decisions of our local enforcement officers are that the inability to gauge a dangerous situation because of the rate of personalism (racism) involved and utilized to perceive a person (Milton Hall) as an eminent threat to eight or nine officers outfitted with full police gear and weaponry and himself with only a knife. The prospect of using ethics was ignored and the ignominious decision to fire, fire when the scenario could have been peacefully and safely defused and done. Not only was this person executed but the public and observers were put in jeopardy also. Legal procedures and laws were dismissed from their minds and morality of the situation played “black man” kill and be done.

This exhibition of removal and execution is not a facet of ethical code whether regarded as police ethical code or not. This person was devalued without thought of moralistic value because to them he amounted to nothing but a “crazy” and nothing.

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Therefore, these three (ethics, morality, law) were not regarded during the confrontation as well as good judgment and because of their (policemen) acquittal of charges it is well to state that these choices of ethics, morality and consideration of law will not be facilitated here.

Two ways law enforcement should use ethics, morality, and code of conduct is to correctly gauge a situation and remain neutral (color and race blind) during the ensuing scenario during their professional discharging of services to protect the public as well as be a stickler in their personal life. The purpose of correct ethics, morality and code of conduct is that it is an ensurer that the correct job or judgment will be done that is protective of themselves as well as the person the 911 calls has been made upon therefore protection from police brutality, abuse and the misuse of the “badge” is not enabled to be called into play.

The using of law enforcement codes of conduct for this state (Michigan) and two of the most important aspects of the code as they relate to law enforcement is that unfortunately this state is one of the laggards in this country when it comes to correct usage of ethics and correct interpretation of codes and fairness of investigation. Not only are they one of the laggards but the call for public civility is virtually non-existent especially if you are a minority that has transgressed by just existing and because of this respect and congeniality is absent from them and in the courts and legal systems.

Secondly, another aspect of the code that is ignored is the plight of officers who have complained and because of the “blue code of silence” a wall of unbreakable, unforgiving subculture exists where the isolation and accusatory “silent and resentful” treatment is not controlled but cause reporting officers of code violations to be targeted and retaliated against thereby undercutting any code that has been sworn to due to intimidation.

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Lastly, because the code of silence is one of the factors that affect ethics and code of conduct this erodes the effective usage of legal codes that have been designated to keep the level of professionalism up, performance correct and thereby protect the public.


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CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 - WEEK 11 - DISCUSSION 11

The Three Most Important Principles
Identify and discuss the three (3) most important ethics principles that you learned in this course, and explain why they are important to you.

The three most important ethics principles that I learned in this course are as follows:

1. Honesty
2. Human Dignity (inner)
3. Virtue (moralistic behavior)

First, honesty is clearly an ethical principle that is reflective of inner socialization as well as societal socialization. Its prevalence is what makes an American an American because this country is built upon truth, fairness and righteousness. Therefore without honesty the structural basis of all legalistic systems is null, void and useless.

Secondly, human dignity is the next ethical principle that allows the inception or conception that all people are entitled to be viewed and treated as human beings. Therefore the treating of others as an end will never facilitate and help all people retain human dignity it will only achieve a minor infraction in the overall scope of criminality. My point is the removal of human dignity signifies only one thing non-acceptance and refusal to rehabilitate for correct mergence back into society.

Thirdly, virtue as the last ethical principle is a level of moralistic values that is irreproachable and cannot be compromised. It is the elusive quality that cannot be taught but is instilled early with careful, nurturing, discipline and correctness. Morals versus immorality will always prevail because the social structure if dangerously tipped can prove a deadly opponent.

As a future leader in the field of criminal justice, describe how you would ensure that your subordinates learned these three (3) principles and utilized them in their daily activities.

As a future leader in the field of Criminal Justice my purpose and intent is to relay the importance of these three ethics because they are building blocks that expand, change and evolve to higher levels of conscience and act as facilitators in correct actions as theoretical changes come about.

Emphasizing training scenarios and active involvance in honest and internal examination and invoking a desire for these correct ethical principles as a must have for all subordinates should make all realize and strive to gain, achieve change and assimilate.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

I agree with your post that honesty is a weapon in itself. It is a sword that is a prevalent and deadly opponent to those who are of not what this country stands for. I too like the prima facie duties ... quite similar to the Ten Commandments but a force in the legal field and arsenal.

Compassion is what I find beautiful and sympathy and helps facilitate a workable relationship with the troubled populace and the police.

You as the eye is the example. Remember this and you can't go wrong.

Thanks for being in this class. It has been very interesting.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

I agree honesty is it, self-respect toward self first allows equitable treatment towards others and almost demands respect be given to others. Equality means to me ...is you as me ... and as such I regard you the same as myself and will always treat you fairly.

Truth = Honesty. Nothing else will ever be an appropriate substitution. Law is the Law. No ifs buts or else will do. Separate self from emotional upheavals and do the best you can. Equality = All.

Thanks, I enjoyed reading your post and my co-students.

Felicia



Response to Co-student

I agree that even the most smallest of details may be just what is needed to make or break a case. Details = Precision. Evidence = Trail.

Further being criticized is always there so keep going.

Good to be in your class.

Thanks again.

Felicia

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 - WEEK 10 - DISCUSSION 10

Applying Ethics
Read the article titled “Seven Prima Facie Duties”, located at http://www.ehow.com/info_8112361_seven-prima-facie-duties.html. Select the two (2) duties identified by Ross that you believe are most critical to law enforcement officers and their responsibilities to citizens. Provide the rationale for your choices.

The two duties that I feel are most critical to law enforcement officers and their responsibilities to citizens are as follows:

1. Justice as Fair Redistribution
2. Non-Malfeasance to Prevent Injury to Others

The reasons why I chose Justice as Fair Redistribution is because I feel that it is an integrious step and also that it is imperative to render fairness to all. Further that rewards for contributing to help society overall should be recognized and used as a facilitator to grow further benefits and better behavior. As a positive stimuli it can only change mindsets and alter behavior to a more approachable level because when dealing with people good is always reciprocated back and is an enemy of bad. Therefore, the ends justify the means and cause radical positive changes.

The reasons why I chose Non-Malfeasance to prevent injury to others is because I feel that officers should be able to gauge a situation internally that will keep self safe, onlookers, or players in the act.

Using empathy and respect will always render or relay the correct response since it allows clear vision to interpret their feelings situational background and that they are valued members of society. Further by educating self this exposes and uplifts the inner conception when taught about social inequality and poverty. It also allows brief glimpses in hidden life and the sorrows and trials of people and thereby increases awareness and carefulness.

After reading the article, compare and contrast at least two (2) of the seven (7) prima facie duties as outlined by Ross with the moral theories of Aristotle and Immanuel Kant.

Both Justice and Non-Malfeasance are very positive because the treatment that is given can alter mindsets that reflects either for the good or bad. It is good when both can act as a facilitator to even out disagreements, usual expectation, stereotypes or just bad experiences and cause support levels to increase.

In contrast, Justice will allow levels of fairness whereas Non-Malfeasance is concerned with not causing personal injury or doing a deliberate act to harm someone else. By maintaining both they equivocally round the person.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

The Prima facie duties highlight the importance of the officer's relationship with the community. but what if the community is broken? This is a current article on gun violence in Chicago, with statistics that may surprise you from other big cities. http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/chicago-homicides-visual-guide/index.html

Chicago has been in the news, but how about Detroit

Yes, there is an article posted at http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2015/04/01/detroit-homicides-up-nearly-25-percent-in-first-three-months-of-2015.

After looking at this article there is a huge difference in the amount of the populace. Over population is sometimes a reason for high acts of criminality and homicides. Chicago has a population of 2.7 million compared to Detroit's 688,000.

Based on this article the rates of homicides put Detroit as a contender at 44 homicides per 100,000 residents. This is still an unacceptable rate. All life is precious. Unfortunately, it does not pinpoint if the homicides were done by gun violence.

Life is different and treachery is everywhere. My only protection is my Father God and to help as many people get educated and hopefully alleviate some of this conflict with my website: feliciaswritingjournal.blogspot.com

I really feel that more education will facilitate more civility and tolerance.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

I agree that having a good rapport is a positive thought but unfortunately familiarity breeds contempt. A professional attitude will restrict and prevent the thought you will compromise your duty. Acts of beneficence are already being done when you are patrolling the streets to keep all safe.

Being apologetic and sympathetic to those who have suffered is always a positive when dealing with the public but always keep up boundaries.

Thank you.

Felicia

Request by Professor

You need to be more specific about Aristotle's and Kant's theories.

Response to Professor

Kantianism is concerned with actions and not the consequences which is Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. Aristotle is concerned with reasoning that is used in facilitating and making choices. Because both are intricately woven separation is near impossible for actions are based on reason and these are parallel as a complement to Prima Face Duties.

Thank you.

Felicia

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 - WEEK 9 - DISCUSSION 9

Critical Ethical Thinking and Law Enforcement
Read the article titled “Ethics in Law Enforcement and Policing: What the Public Expects From Police and How Officers Can Deliver” located at http://criminologycareers.about.com/od/Career_Trends/a/Ethics-In-Law-Enforcement.htm. The article suggests that there are three (3) tests that can help officers with the ethical decision-making process. Discuss which one (1) of the three (3) methods you believe is the best guide for officers for ethical decision making, and provide a rationale for your choice.

Three tests that can help officers with the ethical decision making process are critical thinking test, the media test and the gut test. Of the three, critical thinking in my opinion would help facilitate a good gauge of a scenario because it allows an overall internal snapshot and allows conclusive and sharp analysis to be done quickly and fast.

Further these points are going through your mind, first is it loyal, what is the end and will it be a good turnabout, options to achieve the same end, will my decision contradict a law or undermine a taught principle, will the means violate an ethical principle even though I achieve the end and lastly will my decision cause an upheaval that will reflect badly for myself as a policeman or the police force.

As a model policeman or policewoman it is uppermost of importance to try to act with integrity and discipline to be a true representative of the law and offer support to the populace in every legal regard.

The article suggests that there are values that are universally held by society. Of those values mentioned in the article, determine which three (3) you believe are most important for law enforcement officers to have, and explain your rationale.

The three values that I believe are most important for law enforcement officers to have are as follows:

Integrity
Justice
Bravery

I feel that if law enforcement has these values then they would be able to branch out and evolve to other levels or values because these three are a significant base or building block. Further being a representative of the police will always allow growth and willingness to evolve and be a credit and not a hindrance or burden.

Thank you.

Felicia

What does the class think of Kaepernick's actions (he sat for the National anthem)? Does it highlight a problem and encourage a needed conversation, or does it do the opposite?

Response to Professor

In response to his actions, I feel that he should act and react like every American. As in Rome do as Romans do. By following this suggestion - insults imagined or intended are defused when customary behavior is done. Acting outside of norms will always cause confusion, anger and misunderstanding.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

Irregardless to the pay "what you get is not what you get for the pay" in explanation a quality job done with finesse and "thinking" is always worth the pay and a test of what you have as an employee (police) and what you can handle.

Coping out is just what it is - a loser's game.

Suggestion - Do the job right the first time!

Thank you.

Felicia

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 - WEEK 8 - DISCUSSION 8

Virtuous and Vicious Acts in Law Enforcement
Read the article titled “When Not to Arrest an Abuser in a Domestic Violence Case,” located at http://time.com/12682/when-not-to-arrest-an-abuser-in-a-domestic-violence-case/. Next, explain the two (2) factors that you believe would be the most critical for police to consider before making an arrest in a domestic violence situation.

The two factors that I believe would be most critical in making an arrest in a domestic violence situation is as follows:

First Factor

Suspect has a record of violence, series of arrests depicting criminal activity and incarceration, psychological profile if available.

Second Factor

Victim has been severely injured, threat of life death scenario, suspect is raving, enraged and showing high emotional disturbance and threat to victim, on intoxicants.

After weighing of circumstances does this scenario meet the good consequence test or not? Would the action be a prevalence toward doing duty or would a stage of negligence be done if the situation merits corrective action needed and it is not?

If the scenario reflects that a good consequence can be established by arresting the suspect then it should be done. Next, per the action done the duty of arrest has been fulfilled in order to not be negligent and provide corrective action. As per correction, the situation has been gauged as dangerous and has revealed that domestic assault has been done and not domestic violence which allows a fifty-fifty call of arrest or not.

Domestic violence would have to be judged as slight physical contact, e.g., a slap, a shaking, a shove, not life threatening.

Domestic assault would have to be judged as intense physical contact, e.g., debilitating injuries, broken ribs, severe bruising and lacerations, throttling or strangling, beating with anything classified as a concealed weapon, possible life threatening and anything of nature that is intense enough to cause fear of life and should be circumvented, charged based on report and condition of victim.

In order to facilitate a decrease in violence or assault corrective actions of the laws and their intercession need to be done. Justice should never be viewed as ineffective or soft-handed when dealing with criminal levels of misdeeds. Further, impartiality is to be leveled and immersed when dealing justice with accountability and temperance when processing an offender.

Furthermore, arranging a meeting with Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program to provide restorative justice to offset or defuse a dangerous situation if it appears domestic violence was done to alleviate and separate and cool a volatile situation. Otherwise, a situation that reflects domestic assault should be gauged with the suspect arrested with a PPO issued to try to provide protection for the victim. Relocation may be necessary.

The article suggests that the criminal justice system may not be the best place to deal with domestic violence misdemeanors. Indicate whether you believe these domestic violence situations should be handled by the criminal justice system or by some other social service organization.

Provide at least one (1) example to support your opinion.

Criminal Justice primary goal or criteria is to protect the populace. The populace includes women (females) who are primarily the victims of domestic violence or domestic assault. Because a female is severely disadvantaged physically to participate in hand-to-hand combat or any type of physical altercation she is the victim that needs assistance. Further as such a record of this transgression should be kept on file whether considered a stigma to the offender or not. Also, the level of violence should be moved from misdemeanor to felony.

In cases of severe physical assault a social organization is not capable of assisting, defusing or culminating a scenario of this magnitude. For example as follows:

The police receive a call from neighbors that an act of ensuing violence is occurring. All witness a male (indiscriminate color or race) beating a female (indiscriminate color or race) with a long wooden stick and she is laying motionless while he is continuously striking her. The police arrive – she is unconscious and breathing shallow – along with the police the ambulance arrived also to provide assistance. Due to her lifeless state, the suspect and attacker is arrested. Questioning reveals he is her boyfriend.

What do you think should happen to him? Is this domestic violence or domestic assault?

As per my interpretation the category of Domestic Violence need to be expanded and broken down into separate categories I listed above in order to gauge a situation correctly that might save a woman’s life. Further, as such in my opinion he should be charged with assault, possible attempted murder, processed and given some time in prison.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

I disagree V. with the arresting of both...in my opinion the aggressor (initiator) should be arrested only if it has been ongoing then maybe co-arrest can be done to try to cool the situation.

I agree with your points on the class for both...it may facilitate protection when knowledge is learned how to defuse a situation.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

I agree with your points but reserve the right to state that violations of law should always be ran through the Criminal Justice System.

Further, I feel that extremely violent domestic scenarios should be judged as assault and pursued as that.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

RE: Here is a video on when No means No. Is this effective? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ

The problem with the "she consented" is that it is her word against his. Unfortunately, due to a woman being treated in a discriminated fashion "no" seems to have no effect.

If the person is unconscious or conscious "no" should be automatically assumed due to good social norms and manners.

Thank you.

Felicia

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 - WEEK 7 - DISCUSSION 7

The Ethics of Duty, Rights, and Terrorism
Read the article titled “A Moral Investigation of Torture in the Post 9.11 World,” located at http://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1165&context=undergrad_rev. After reading the article, explain one (1) situation where you believe that torture would or would not be justified in order to prevent a terrorist act in the United States.

Acts of Terrorism

Symbolic and immediately comes to mind is the act of terrorism on the United States on September 11, 2011. As per this savage display of aggression and hate this brings the state of matter to the level of highest security and that is how do we interrogate a terrorist? What is suggested is torture to facilitate a means.

The first consideration is what is torture:

Torture is any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession (Hamm, 2007).

After quick reading and perusal the act of torture is being debated whether it is an act of morality or immorality if facilitated and conducted. Torture being conducted in itself will not be a preventor if a suspect(s) is determined to commit an act of terror in or against the United States.

What stands to reason is that the insolubility of pinpointing with absolute correctness is what hinders the conducting of torture and clear actuality of identification is clarified and clear. If considered by maxim this would conclusively determine if it is processible and preventable and affectively consider the morality of the act. Therefore, if we conclusively allow torture to deflect terrorism then we would be making a point to establish a mute issue that has no defensible stance.

As such, the ideology of torture is considered but ineffective as it would also affect the state of universalism. Universal law would never meet the stage of means because using torture on suspects would not allow an end or categorically bind the principles of fairness to distribute torture as a flagrant flag of disallowance of terrorism.

Further, as conclusive the distributing of torture to terrorists is conditional but can it be an universal law that has captured all and such facilitates a utilitarian viewpoint and stance. Torture when considered as supportive to utilitarianism is a remarkedly negative consequence and is for the greater good morally. Because it is a preventative and a determinant factor in preventing another act of severe terrorism in this country subsequently the means will be satisfied and the ends finalized.

According to the article, rendition is “the system of sending captives to other countries with less progressive human rights standards in order to interrogate them more aggressively.” Discuss whether you agree or disagree with this practice, and explain your rationale.

The act of rendition is interesting because it allows another country to act on behalf of the United States pretty much like proxy. Unlike proxy, another country is not able to act in total agreement with the restrictions that are in place in the United States. Their methods of torture may be extreme to dangerous and cause any solicited or wanted confession if the level of torture is at the maximum or is considered disagreeable or too severe and not based on taught techniques of this country.

By becoming a party to rendition, the United States is unfortunately a party to possible stripping of human rights, dignity and protection provided by this country where they have sought asylum. Because of this, questioned will be law enforcement officials right to torture, whether the stages of morality are considered and if the act itself will result in the desired end or as Kant expresses “That one cannot use another human being simply as a means (Kant, 1993).”

In conclusion, I agree that the act of torture is non-facilitating in purpose but active in being a deterrent if controlled and monitored by this country.

Thank you.

Felicia

Question by Professor

What exactly do you mean by "soften them up"?

Response to Professor

(The Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment" i.e. torture (8th Amendment)).

The purpose of "soften them up" is torture and an intentional intimidation: deprivation, physical restrictions and psychological infringement. This methodology is a conditioning warfare tactic and allows near compliance when finished. As such, the physical and the psychological become of almost equitable in damage.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

I agree with your post as representatives of the security this country is more than able to obtain the confession by interrogation of the suspects ourselves. Depending on another country to work and move on behalf of this country shows a position of weakness, incapability and lack of power. It acts as an act that is in itself a knife in our own back. Further they have rights that protect them as well as the interrogators. Consequently, we represent the right of a just nation.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

The article discusses how the psychological balance can be changed, altered and therefore supports that the reason why young girls would find a cult to be first a fascination, next an organization to provide the supportive they need to imitate security, dedication, devotion, exclusivity, fellowship, closer than family. Further it is the phenomenon behind young girls running away because it is substitution and a facilitator to gaining their wants and fulfilling their desires. Reasons why there is alteration in behavior is because there is an obsessed level of behavior that is being exhibited and as such the "Brides of Isis" is not the only conclusive cult that exists there are other ruinous levels of psychological attacks, invasionary ploys that draw in insufficiently disabled youth that conceals the hidden agenda.

Psychological persuasion becomes number one then compliance, agreement, then destructive acts when the motive has been fulfilled, concluded and then extradicted when discarded.

Thank you.

Felicia

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sideways-view/201402/why-do-people-join-cults

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 - WEEK 6 - DISCUSSION 6

Means versus Ends
Read the article titled “Ends Justify Means Every Time”, located at http://www.officer.com/article/10232601/ends-justify-means-every-time. Next, explain at least two (2) critical decisions you may have to make during your chosen career in criminal justice.

Two decisions, I may have to make in my chosen career as a Criminal Justice educator would be is to not put emphasis on the teaching of my students the act of deception in the questioning of suspects. Although, the consequential results are what the questioning and examination is being done and processed for. Inherently wrong is the proposed use of trickery and deception to trap a citizen or suspect to plea bargain for an act that he or she may have not committed.

As a facilitator to ensure the correct and applying of the law the duty of the officers are not to coerce an acceptance from any suspect(s) that do not know their rights or understand the subsequent consequence of submitting due to intimidation. Although, the goal is to uphold all principles of the law even though utilitarianism is a factor to be considered it still does justify unequivocally that the neutral ground of officers should not be compromised and become “Dirty Harry”.

Ethical egoism does not figuratively develop into a fraction of self-interest when the process of interrogation is performed in a professional fashion with indifference to race, etc. In cases of diverse scenarios the paternalistic approach is unnecessary because the logistics of analysis of applying applicable questioning is uppermost in the prevalence of securing a correct and proper process to ensure that the correct sentencing will be allowed, correctly applied and secured.

Therefore, since this process is a very intimidatory facet that can lead to severe sentencing it is always necessary to not railroad a suspect due to bias, racism, and lack of objectivity. Also, the quota or expense should not be a facilitator in determining who should be incarcerated in prison if the process has been corrupted.

The goal is to be a “good” officer that cannot be tempted by “outside kudos or gratuities” and who can look at the Noble-Cause Corruption status with a despised look. The subjugation of a defendant’s right is the first step that shows that corruption is readily evident and prevalent and reflective of social hedonism.

Further, the process I will be instilling within new officer is “no” to all temptations when it is reflective that submersal of good would allow the evolving of a “good cop or officer” going bad and the discard of moralistic ethics.

Secondly, ways to further eliminate deceptive practices during interrogation will be explored and utilized in scenaric episodes where interactive questioning will help broaden experiences and provide input as to why or question the reason a hit all the time should indicate they are the greatest crime fighter of all time. Emphasis on relaying to interrogation officers that suspects rights are a fragile commodity and as such they should be approached with correct actions as well as caution.

Further, my purpose in this field is to be correct and regulate truth, honesty, integrity, dignity, as well as be fair during my career tenure and help instill the same in others with a neutrality to foil bias, discrimination, racism, etc.

Based on the article, decide whether you agree or disagree with the statement, “Any compromise between good and evil only hurts the good and helps the evil.” Discuss one (1) situation where this would or would not be true, and explain your rationale.

Based on the Article “Ends Justify Means Every Time” the statement “Any compromise between good and evil only hurts the good and helps the evil” in as far as the using of deceptive practices to ensure a collar or arrest this statement is in fact true. The compromising of a law enforcement officer honor and the possible forcing of an officer(s) only negates the good in this person(s) by eroding correct moral edicts that have been instilled. Further as such this leniency allows the development of “bad cop” to submerge as well as all the characteristics and traits that goes along and allows prevalence. Psychologically, this behavior becomes second nature and is a causal factor that flays justice and rigid codes because they are considered irrelevant and discardible.

Since there appears to be an approval of lying to facilitate an arrest of anyone to account for a crime committed to satisfy societal expectations it brings to mind that society is as wretched and untrustworthy as the lies that have been uttered to secure the arrest and incarceration. The ends that justifies the means is impository and a flagrant disregard of the Sixth Amendment which protects all incepted suspects and as such is an entrapment maneuver. Therefore, this allusion to this bargaining technique is not imprimatur but a travesty of justice and a contemptible ploy against the impoverish and illiterate segment of the populace.

Further, the need to be exploitative or become as low as the criminal element that is pursued is the most pitiful plight of all civilization. I do not sanction deceptive methods to secure an arrest or the corrupt officers who are a party that look at these poor illiterate people as prey to be accused, processed and incarcerated unfairly to meet the expectations of society that is literate, educated and have proven a more dangerous adversary to criminal justice and its administration of legal procedures.

The purpose of law enforcement is to be dutiful, honest, faultless or as near as possible, integrious, dignified, severe, stern, correct with the force of this country behind them. Further because of this the disregard of slurs, slander and mayhem is not a distraction but a challenge to be gratefully met until concession.

The compromise of self, the blue, the badge and honor of all is the pitiful few that comes amongst the “good”. Further, the act of averting from truthfulness is the cause of breakdown in legalistic norms, social norms and societal structure and guidelines because of avenues of deceit are being sanctioned to capture a suspect. Further because of calamitous consequences it will be covered and concealed by the “blue code”.

The severity of lying always brings consequences of distrust from the populace especially if witnessed first hand.

For example:

There is a stakeout and suspects are contained and hemmed in. Both entries are secured and blocked. The leading negotiator promises all will be safely arrested if they throw out their weapons and surrender. Two days have passed. The leader of the suspects of five agrees to the terms. All throw out weapons except one and comes out with hands up. Officers holler “hot and armed” and shoot all down. The question is was this fair or was this an intentional lie?

The purpose is that this scenario will provide differing interpretation for and against the officer. What is your opinion?
Lastly, another situation or scenario where this would be true is that the planting of evidence will never be a correct facilitator in “good” police work or deliberately speaking lingo beyond the suspect’s comprehension and is a clear misrepresentation of the authority placed in their hands.

These officers have been given a position of trust and not to become or act the criminal and lie or frame a suspect to meet social expectation and rest easy knowing the true culprit is still at large and is a danger to the populace.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

Although a ruling (Frazier v Cupp, 394 U.S. 731 (1969) okayed the usage of lies in investigations or questioning to obtain a confession. The level and quality of the lies used is impossible to control or gauge---from simple lies to complexity--really this is simply not fair or morally ethical. A liar is putting someone behind bars forever? As a corrector of criminal irregularities or misdeeds who is worse the common criminal or the person with authority with the badge?

After reading the article - it appears that not only was the "suspect" questioned incorrectly, he was placed in a highly emotional state, intimidated, scared and severely coerced. Anyone in a similar situation would probably be lured into a state of agreement.

Thank you.

Felicia

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2014/2/20/police-can-lie-suspects-during-interrogations-says-court-appeals

Response to Professor

Unfortunately, for him the firing of a firearm is a criminal offense in itself unless deemed that an officer of the law was assisted. Further because he shot through the window of his garage and hit one of the young men he will probably be charged, sentenced and jailed for some years.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/us/raleigh-north-carolina-man-shoots-african-american-outside-home/index.html

Thank you.

Felicia


Question by Professor

What does the class think of this Judge? http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/us/judge-amber-wolf-profile-trnd/index.html

Response to Professor

I have always liked to stay neutral and not make decisions or give opinions about political persons, judges, etc. These two acts of kindness - showed sensibility, a retaining of order in her courtroom, necessary dress code and retaining of decency for the young woman as well as respect to the assemblage.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-student

Unfortunately, no one is above temptation and due to circumstances in their life I could not make a complete judgment call...but just reiterate that to resist the lures and fascination and entrapment the world has to offer is all they can do.

Life is a one time affair and as such you as a person can only represent yourself. Just be what your parents taught you to be and if you don't have parents pretty much hitch your star to a mentor that is stickler and ethical person.

Thank you.

fm

Response to Professor

In regards to ends and means it is apparent that this has no bearing on the situation...even with possible recall the problem has not been rectified and solved. This is not a matter of scratching each others back...it is pure analysis that of the amount of cars produced on the road only a small amount has exhibited this problem (gas tank - rear end crash) and until solved as such there is not a severe threat to all consumers driving these vehicles.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

Apparently, as reports have been done to support the allegations of misuse of authority and the hassling, harassing of Black Citizens, Black Tourists on trivial charges that are not finalized and processed. Based on the findings this prevalency to attack Black People by subjugating them to humiliations and free feels.

It is obvious that the whole Black segment or populace is a hated commodity and there has to be some reason why just them. My first question is what is the value of this property and what proximity is it to upper class structures. A pattern of this type has always been done when property is wanted and those seen as undesirable are being forced out. As it seems it is the Black Populace - too many tickets, police brutality, rudeness and hate displayed to these people.

The questions is not the police force but its tactics as a means and ends to force these people out by any way necessary.

This exhibition is retaliation, hatred, bigotry and discrimination and a money power move.

It is apparent as light and day.

Thank you.

Felicia

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/baltimore-police-bias-report.html?_r=0

Response to Professor

Steps and rules should always be followed...when a prisoner is causing an undesirable setting then the next step is to isolate that prisoner and ice down the disturbance and quiet the issue. Defuse it quickly without doing violence to that prisoner and not give the other prisoners a reason to react and become violent due to possible exhibited brutality done to that prisoner. They need to learn they have restrictions as well as those prisoners.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

RE: Brendan Dassey conviction was overturned by a federal judge.

I agree with the federal judge decision, unfortunately the police that interrogated this young man erred when they first did not do a line up to confirm identity, he did not explain that he had the right to counsel and parental supervision to help him understand that he was self-incriminating himself by agreeing to anything they said. Further his rights were violated under the Sixth Amendment, he was viewed as an adult and should have been treated as a juvenile. I am sure that if they explained that he would be incarcerated in an adult facility then he would have remained silent...I feel that this confession was coerced because no parental authority or legal counsel was notified or present to protect him.

Misrepresentation was done and the procedure should have been taken to the District Court to have a hearing to determine whether the case should be transferred to the Superior Court in New Hampshire. Unfortunately, the case was submitted to the Superior Court first. The state of his intellectual ability has no bearing on IQ or his ability to understand simple language. Obviously, he knew he was in trouble or he would not have fled from the police...he has that conceptual ability.

It comes to this point, if you do a flawed job then the case is lost.

Thank you.

Felicia

Reference: Benoit Juvenile rts form.doc

Response to Co-student

One of the first things you will have to learn is to always distance yourself from clients...you are not their friend...you are there on a professional capacity only. We are being hired to do a "job" only.

Stick to the requirements of your job and not be personal and respect is always to be accorded to all clients and objectivity is tantamount of importance. If you allow over familiarity your position is compromised. If you feel that you cannot be objective then you should not do this type of job.

Otherwise, I enjoyed reading your posting.

Thank you.

Felicia

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 - WEEK 5 - DISCUSSION 5

Morality and Human Nature
Determine two (2) strategies that law enforcement organizations can use to ensure that their employees do what is good instead of focusing on what they can get out of a particular situation.

Two strategies that law enforcement organizations can use to ensure that their employees do what is good instead of focusing on what they can get out of a particular situation is as follows:

1. Strategic Training to promote Empathy and Understanding
2. Sensitize and Develop and expand Morality

Strategic Training to promote Empathy and Understanding

The purpose of Strategic Training is to pinpoint and locate possible weaknesses in the human psyche that shows a prevalence of an inability to be unsympathetic and lack of understanding. Scenarios should be proposed as stimuli to stimulant correct emotional responses to appropriate situations. Automatic interaction to self-monitor with a summation of the increased change in behavior as a person is queried about subjects that are loaded with bigotry, racism and any scenario that would cause inner bias to arise and compromise the honest dealings with all persons concerned. These reports would act as kudos and would be placed in their personnel file and acts as inspiration as their on job experience allows them to learn and experience new respect on the streets, office or bureau. When this process is initiated the purpose is to change the outlook and behavioral approach and teach professional distance but respect for the public and self. Learning to reach a neutral ground establishes an impasse for discriminatory charges, bigotry, prejudice or racial profiling to emanate and claim precedence.

Sensitize and Develop and expand Morality

Another concern in Law Enforcement is the lack of sensitivity of law enforcement when interacting with the public as duty ensues. The actions of law enforcement as known is always under visibility and as such any personal prejudices, racism should be suppressed, eradicated if possible to allow the development and expansion of morality to allow the fair dealings with all people of any race. Courtesy and the efficacy of treating people with the same expectancy of return treatment ensures the further development of traits and characteristics that are complementary to moralistic behavior. As such moralistic behavior is enhanced to include the traits of racial respect, correct handling of people minus brutality, verbal monitoring and body posturing to not appear threatening or issue an unspoken threat and up the level of mindsets with increased intellectual ability and tactical gauging of any scenario that involves levels of danger for people, public and structural buildings.

Read the article titled “Ethics Training for Police,” located at http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=1054&issue_id=112006. Next, compare and contrast which of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development found in the text correspond with those stages outlined in the article as they relate to law enforcement officer ethics training.

Based on the article “Ethics Police Training for Police” Stage 1 is the contemplative analysis of what is perceived as right and wrong decisions or correct gauging of scenarios or situations. Further as such the consequences of reward or punishment is uppermost in thoughts when acting. Because of this the initial state of morality is established and are external influences which cause a step to be enabled to be furthered.

Stage 2
Involved in the expression of this step is the notation that by facilitating and correct handling and processing of situations the level of gratuities increase and allow the expressive use of egotism to be exhibited due to self-interest whereas Stage 3 allows the ability to assist in challenging and bolstering of expected behavior to get the kudos, bonuses and camaraderie of being one of the “best”.

Stage 3
This stage allows the need for conformation to develop and allow the query of what is morality and the steps to achieve it and how to obtain the support of others. As such this necessitates interpersonal relationships that help win approval.

Stage 4
Allows the assimilation of all laws and codes to correctly do the “job” and get it right the first time without having to worry about being non-ethical behavior. Protecting self and the reputation of the police as administers that facilitate and correct wrong or criminal actions is the purpose to reduce risk and liability. As such the purpose is to protect the image of law enforcement as a protector and not as the enemy of the public. Duty and Honor are synonymous with each other and complements each other as yin and yang.

Stage 5
As the understanding of morality is conceived and that integrity is its close intimate friend than this enables and helps emphasizes the need to retain social good and help facilitate a methodology to obtain this step. In consequence, the abstract and conceptualized are more readily apparent and assist in the interpretation of laws, rulings and regulations that assist in help in structuring moral thought, thinking and internalizing these important values. Further with all agreement that society overall needs to be a source to always input and protest an act of disagreement that infringes on the social rights of the public or populace.

Stage 6
As such the social concern of protecting the individual rights of the people or populace allows the Stage 6 to be incorporated due to an internalized evolved state of moral reasoning. Due to this accumulation of evolved and changed moral thought this enable the administering of rules and laws, interpretation and understanding of religious principles and codes to obtain and retain good conduct.

As a complement and working assemblage Stage 1 thru Stage 5 acts as a universal mergence to assist in the inception and instilling of moral values and adjusting the levels of integrity with modified ethical principles and learned concepts that transcend low principles, morality and ethics to a more acceptable level.

In contrast, Stage 1 through Stage 6 works in differing stages at varying times but contribute to the overall cohesion of changed behavior. Each stage meticulously allows scrutinization and examination of behavior as it evolves and changes.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Teacher

Today in CNN Money there is an article on "The next battle for Black Lives Matter: Economic Justice" http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/02/news/economy/black-lives-matter-the-economy/index.html
In Week 2 we started the course with a discussion of John Rawls theory of Distributive Justice. The current presidential campaign is influenced by issues of Economic Justice. Although politicians agree the tax code needs revision, there is little agreement as to how to accomplish this. Is this the place to start, or encouraging black banks as suggested?

After reading the article, the philosophy sounds good in theory but in all practicality the state of reparation for an act of involuntary migration of African People now known as either Black Americans or African Americans cannot be facilitated because large numbers of Black citizens are receiving assistance from a system that is already severely over burdened.

Unfortunately, the relocating of funds from policing or prisons is simply not a feasible venture. As known by statistical reports the spiraling near out of control criminal activity has to be halted, stopped and as such these preventatives methods must be continually facilitated.

I agree with the thought of jobs needed and created thought should be enacted to have jobs for Black Americans who are willing to work be created. But jobs are not synonymous with home ownership, crime or for individual to marry and have progeny or retain those marriage vows. Positions or jobs are for the stabilizing of this country and economy.

The disproportionate levels of income are mostly based on intellectual status and education vs training and trades. Wealth and racism is not a good mix and as such it is not the blame the cause is prejudice, resentment, bigotry, bias, and discriminatory actions or feelings aimed at the Black Race. The goal is and should be provide a job for Black Americans so they can learn to pull their own weight not expect a handout because it is not coming. Further initializing a Black Bank is not the answer either because of the lack of its ability to be federally insured.

The killing of these unfortunate Black males do not link to the economic depressed era and lack that is Black America. This sad reality is because we (myself included) are oppressed in this affluent country and are still a hated and loathed facet in this country. But looking past this the chance to receive an education allows the fight for better treatment and the chance to contribute and fight alongside any race in defense of this country for continued freedom and choice.

Further Black Americans have not lost wealth from the cessation of slavery White People or Caucasian People have. Because of this there can be no reparation for what has never been received or had in the first place. Active racism overall is not being exhibited to all Black Americans - so no once again - there is no entitlement for reparation.

Since the Black Panthers were not favorably received linking to them is definitely not a good idea or a facilitator because they were pro-violence. Therefore, conclusively this cannot be claimed as a Black freedom movement that affects all Black Citizens in this country (USA) without getting prior authorization from all.

Granted our children need to be educated better to be more competitive and show the inner greatness that is them. Further, they need nurturing, structure, care, love and preventatives applied to help them not be interested in criminal activities or criminal behavior and not let a band aid be applied to try to make neglect okay or parental incapability ok.

Jobs and good parenting should help decrease the mass incarceration of Black People and a chance in this country to be thought of as part and not as a slave or flunky in this country. These acts of incarceration only makes the economy more loaded down because of the inescapable fact that they are number in society and not a person. Facilitating and correcting a situation is more than money it is the establishing of good for this country ... it allows the ability of Black Americans to have a place in this country without feeling waves of hate emanating or resentment because they are seen as nothing.

These so-called nothings are money, influence, power and support in this country and society and helps the wheel go around and turn as they help facilitate growth and evolution.

Lastly, no this is not the place to start! We have banks that are trustworthy, reliable and safe already. We do not need to separate ourselves (Black Americans) from the rest of the economy and be seen as a threat.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Teacher

Last year Dorothy Bland wrote a newspaper article "Walking While Black" where she claimed she was a victim of racial profiling. The dash cam video proved otherwise. http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-dorothy-bland-texas-police-walking-while-black-20151106-story.html


After reading the article and viewing the recording of the episode, I feel that a slight case of harassment and hassling went on in this scenario.

In regard to this incident, I would agree that I would feel "Walking While Black" because the neighborhood is primarily white or caucasian. My question is how did the police just happen to turn up and see her "a person" revealed later as a black female walking in the road or street.

I agree that yes she was a victim of racial profiling but she was also a safety risk as well as an impediment to ongoing traffic. If she had been struck or hit by a moving motorized vehicle then the driver would be at fault as well as herself. The proper course of action I would recommend is use the sidewalk or walk against traffic to prevent an unfortunate accident. But if it was me, I would use the sidewalk.

Further, running a check for her name and running her license was unnecessary since all they had to do is tell her that she could not walk on that side of the street or too far in the street and based on this I feel that this showed latent resentment as well as prejudice for her being in this neighborhood. Also, I wonder if she was white or caucasian would they have ran her name and license too.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Co-Student

I disagree with the first option because of the inability to be able to monitor and confirm the body camera is working A - OKAY - ALL THE TIME. The second option may allow a "peek" into his or her present mindset and maybe give an analysis of his mental state or feelings toward different races and his reactions in highly charged racist oriented scenarios. Based upon his or her performance then maybe this could conclusively relay the desired and needed information to analyze if this employee is right for the job.

Otherwise, I agree with your other information.

Thank you.

Felicia

CRIMINAL JUSTICE 220 WEEK 4 - DISCUSSION 4

Is Morality Relative?
Read the article titled “Legal Enforcement of Morality”, located in the online course shell. You may also view the article at http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6826&context=jclc. Next, express the necessity of moral judgment in determining what counts as relevant harm, and then identify the appropriate basis for legal sanctions to prevent incidents of relevant harm.

Morality is relative if it is a consequence or action that is viewed as acceptable based on cultural beliefs, customs, subculture or based on certain time frames. Based upon this the moralistic viewpoint is accessible to the act of confirming a stage of morality as it varies and changes in differing culture.

Due to the nature of determining whether morality is a factor in consideration then comes the conclusionary concept based on situational scenarios that concedes and affirms that it should be applicable or not.

Involved in the analysis and conclusionary affirmation are the two factors Ethical Objectivism and Ethical Universalism that assist in determining whether an act of morality is relative. Ethical Objectivism helps with the view of knowledge and the acknowledgment that differing perceptions are factual determinants in the weighing and consideration. Because of this the argument begins to be applied for testing of morality and its perceived conceptions with thoughts and feelings utilized to explore the situation and gauge the levels of affectism that is perceived as correct.

Whereas Ethical Universalism is supportive of the level of knowledge with the view of all should be judged in consequential universality and applied to all changing variables and all circumstantial situations and actions. Therefore morality is ethical and relative with the concepts of differing decisions based upon universalism.

The necessity of moral judgment in determining what counts as relevant harm is used in relation to the idea of what action taken or not could become a determiner to judge whether a situation can be seen as a stage of intentional harm and is collective.
As a result of this, the consideration of the act allows the weighing of legal repercussions and legal reprisals that can be assigned or attributed to the act of criminality. Therefore, these restraints are utilized to constrain or restrict these acts (murder, theft, fraud and assault) that cause harm and enforce morality.

As legality continues to evolve the rationality exists to expound on the appropriate basis to construct legal sanctions or laws to prevent acts of relevant harm. These legal sanctions are utilized as designated by the court system and law enforcement to discourage, foil and acts as a deterrent for criminal behavior.

Describe one or two (1 or 2) circumstances in which conscience, guilt, or both serve as motivators resulting in moral actions.

Two circumstances in which conscience or guilt acts as a facilitator and motivator that results in moral actions is that one or both acts are an internal inhibitor and preventer to participate in immoral acts as follows:

Example 1

A policeman who is trusted to turn in all evidential evidence decides to take something from the raided site. Due to the nature of his conscience flaring up he puts the item back into the collection of evidence. As such this is a demonstration of his regular conscience acting as a restrictor and inhibitor and his “bad” conscience flaring up as well because he became fearful of being caught.

Example 2

A person arrives at a scene of criminality and finds a dead body and decides to take as much of the person’s property that he can carry and then calls 911. Feeling guilty he puts everything back and then leaves the scene. This is an act of conscience flaring up and guilt thereby causing moralistic behavior.

The acts of immorality are viewed as detrimental factors that affects the self and thereby a compromise to integrity and because of this the conscience or guilt becomes a red flag to proceed with caution and be a determinator to do the right thing.

Thank you.

Felicia

Question by Professor

Many immoral acts are not criminal. There seems to be a trend towards trying to criminalize many acts. In many police excessive force cases, people are upset because there are no criminal charges brought. The tradition has always been to bring civil suits, in part because the standards and burdens are much less. In administrative law, the government can bring civil or criminal penalties. In environmental and in other regulatory cases (think banking cases like the London Whale) substantial civil penalties, sometimes in the billions, are imposed, but no criminal charges are brought. Is this approach a vindication of the "moral condemnation" of the act?

Response to Professor

London Whale

As far as levying charges, the impositions of fines of this large amount is or was done in lieu of criminal charges because the scenario of lost or misplay was not his (Bruno Iksil) fault as he claimed. The dual book of accounts is what they are being penalized for therefore it is not a vindication or a moral condemnation ... it is a preventer and check and acquiring of funds. It is just a level of negative reinforcement.

Excessive Police Force

These are acts that are criminal because they (police) are the criminal with a badge and as such there is no protection for the average citizen if brute force is done or recourse. Legal reprisals should be done...no civil suit is satisfactory. Correct policing and procedures should be followed always. The act of being moral or being correct is bypassed by the rage exhibited towards the citizen.

Thank you.

Felicia

Reply to Co-student

I agree that morality is supposed to be a supportive and guide to assist law enforcement in their duties and decisions when the act of apprehension is being done or protecting the community.

Corruption is corruption and it is prevalent throughout every agency and country on this planet and because of this the act of fighting and challenging kicks into gear.

Further, I agree who wants to look over their shoulder forever?

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

The question is whether the police should be held accountable as citizens or civilians. Firstly, yes they should be held in strict accountability because we have entrusted trust and the position exemplifies corrective ability to rid the populace of criminal acts and gives a lot of power when dealing with the average citizen. Also, their position acts as a negative reinforcement and correction.

Further, because they have deviated and soiled their honor, word, oath and used deadly force and did not gauge the situation correctly or followed protocols then yes...remove those police who cannot facilitate a judgment call...please forgive me...these are people not animals they propose to shoot down in Florida.

In my opinion, they need to screw their head on tighter and think it through then act.
The police are held to higher standards but so is temptation to commit wrong. As such, the "blue code" is reflective of the cloak and hide and disguise and forget it ever happened.

Thank you.

Felicia

Response to Professor

The first thing that I did on my agenda to enable myself to give an opinion was to peruse the particulars attached to this case and decide whether Probable Cause is there. "Probable Cause is the standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a suspected criminal." Based on this definition then Probable Cause is not there since neither of the culprits are criminals the only person who had a record of criminality is Freddie Gray.

I would agree that based on my brief scrutiny that the procedure of securing the suspect was the cause of a majority of the injuries sustained and not a simple ride in a police van. Usual procedure is not to do an outright chase for other suspects to be arrested, booked, processed and placed in jail. As indicated the match of head injury matches a bolt in the van and caused severe trauma to head, neck and spine and this brings forth the questioning of why when all the police are capable drivers and even without being securely harnessed this person should have made it to the police station without these injuries. Further, I am sure that if reckless driving was done then it would have been reported and as such there should be punitive measures dealt to the person driving this van and the person who did not secure the prisoner correctly.

Further, I feel that this is a clear case of involuntary manslaughter and the question of who or not who does not matter...the lack of disregard for their position as a police officer shows and supports the claim they are not ethical or moralistically concerned with his death only the circumstances they are in.

A knife or switchblade is still not effective against armed police and the suspect was of slim build and surely not a threat against several officers. Also, the other option that could have ensued was the taking of the knife from the suspect with warning and releasing him back into the community and there would not be this situation now.

Consequently, Probable Cause, Intent and Involuntary Manslaughter is the charges that should have been levied and stuck to all of them and the "shield" that concealed their acts of terrorism and execution of this person. All witnessed accounts discarded, removal of video of entire scene of arrest from bystander by force and intimidation, overtly hostile securing of suspect and the pitiful attempt in performing duty where one suspect could not be delivered to the police department without injury after injury inflicted on his person. This all shows a lack of objectivity, control and who the true criminal is. The question comes to mind were they or not in a vehicle accident to cause the severity of injuries...and if severely injured why was he not delivered to the hospital and given medical treatment with a guard posted.

As far as Defense Attorney Marilyn Mosby breaking the rule of discussion ... any case can be discussed there are no gag rules for defense or prosecuting attorneys ... both have absolute immunity. This is all part of the job not a personal vendetta....She did the right act and by her assessment of the situation she attempted to have the charges levied and fulfilled and performed.

Irregardless of the level of the attorney any scenario that shows police acting overly aggressive and over zealous with the harm coming to a citizen will be looked, scrutinized and examined.

I feel that ethics did not play a part in this scenario but that intimidation was a factor and the comments were and are not an attack but a complaint that showed that justice could not be truly facilitated because of the "blue code" halting any more information to be given. As far as ethical conduct charges being levied against Defense Attorney Mosby...I seriously doubt they could make this stick or any lawsuit for money stick either....this reeks of retaliation.

Thank you.

Felicia

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/us/baltimore-marilyn-mosby-officer-lawsuits-freddie-gray/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-officers-return-20160730-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probable_cause
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule