Written Assignment
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Criminal Justice
Due: April 17,
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CJ 405-01 Ethics in Criminal Justice
Please prepare a presentation on your written assignment. Your presentation should include a synopsis of each steps 2 and 3 outlined in the written assignment describe below. You are required to prepare a power point presentation and upload it in CAMS. You will have 8 to 10 minutes, including set-up time to complete the task. Be creative and original. Please familiarize yourself with the presentation rubric on page two so that you will understand what you will be graded on since you are not actually presenting.
Troy Anthony Davis was executed on September 23, 2011 after several unsuccessful appeals. On August 28, 1991 Davis was convicted for murdering an off-duty police officer working security at a nearby Burger King. Davis was sentenced to death on August 30, 1991.
Step 1
You are to read the Troy Davis case – Wikipedia;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Davis_case
(Troy_Davis_case).
Step 2
1) Identify the facts.
2) Identify relevant values and concepts.
3) Identify all possible moral and/or ethical dilemmas for Davis.
4) Identify all possible moral and/or ethical dilemmas for the police officers that exist.
5) Identify all possible moral and/or ethical dilemmas for witnesses that exist.
6) Identify all possible moral and/or ethical dilemmas for prosecutors that exist.
7) Identify all possible moral and/or ethical dilemmas for defense attorneys that exist.
8) Identify all possible moral and/or ethical dilemmas for the judges that exist.
9) Decide what is the most immediate moral or ethical issue facing these individuals and resolve the ethical or moral dilemma by using an ethical system or some other means of decision making.
Step 3
At the conclusion of your paper, please provide your personal commentary about the Davis execution and your views on the death penalty.
Oral Presentation Rubric
Criteria |
Excellent |
Very Good |
Good |
Poor |
Preparation |
You clearly put exceptional effort into the preparation and design. |
You demonstrated very good preparation and design. |
Your work showed some evidence of preparation. |
Your work appeared to have been done at the last minute. |
Visual aids |
Your visual aids added greatly to the presentation. |
Your visual aids were clear and helpful. |
Visual aids were used, but were very wordy or could have been more helpful. |
Your visual aids were not particularly helpful or were not used. |
Organization |
Your presentation was exceptionally logical and superbly organized. |
Your work had a clear introduction, body and conclusion. |
Your presentation was generally organized, but lacked some clarity. |
The work was poorly organized or ideas were not used. |
Expertise |
Abstract ideas were fully supported with clear examples that others understood. |
Most abstract ideas were supported with examples. |
Some examples were used. |
Examples either were not used or were not helpful. |
Overall quality |
Outstanding overall quality. A powerful and memorable presentation. |
Covered all the main points and it was generally well-delivered. |
Could have put more effort in during the preparation and design stages to increase overall quality. |
Generally sloppy. Weak presentation skills. You have the ability to do much better. |
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