Street justice is a term used by police to justify the use of physical force against suspects. Street justice is seen as a warning to others that increases social control and may serve to protect the police from acts of violence. These beatings are described as legal in the sense that a narrow justification may exist for the use of force. In your initial post: Support or oppose the use of street justice. Using one of the ethical principles (virtue ethics, formalism, or utilitarianism), discuss whether such beatings are ethical?
Click on the links provided below that will direct you to the Frontline websites. Follow all of the links on the Real Justice page and review the content of each section.
Frontline Website
Additionally, watch the Lisa Medeiros video and focus on the ethical responsibilities of prosecuting and defense attorneys.
You will need to download the Realplayer G2 to watch this clip. Real Justice, Part 1, Frontline, 2014
If you can not access the video, click the link to access the Lisa Medeiros transcript. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/bostonda/etc/medeiros.html
For this written assignment, address the following issues after familiarizing yourself with the information on the Frontline websites.
Do you believe that the adversarial system, with two attorneys, pitted against each other and a judge monitoring the situation, constitutes the best way of maximizing truth and justice?
Describe the role of both the prosecutor and defense attorney in the criminal justice process.
What constitutes ethical and unethical behavior for each?
What is the moral responsibility of each?
Discuss this from all perspectives: the victim, the accused, and the community.
What changes would you suggest that would make the American trial process more ethical?
One source must be from Albanese, Jay S. (2016). Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice: Being Ethical When No One Is Looking, 4th Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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