Impacts That Regulatory Criminal Laws Have Had On the Criminal Justice System and Society The Government’s responsibility to defend the life and property of its citizens from exploitation is fulfilled through a code of criminal law imposed by a criminal justice system. Besides statutes that protect citizens, the Government also enacts laws known as regulatory laws that criminalize certain behaviors that are deemed to be not consistent with the best interests of society. On the other hand, five distinctive assumptions can be among existing regulatory models. The first regulatory approach targets the incentive-driven individual, whereby the dominant motivation of the individual is based on a cost-benefit calculation (LaFree, 2018). Consequently, the path of the regulator should focus on preventing the bad apples and providing incentives to the good apples. Also, the second regulatory approach targets the reason-driven individual where an individual who looks to regulators to be persuaded about the wisdom of engaging in a particular behaviour is the primary assumption about human motivation (Baker et al., 2015). Moreover, the third regulatory approach assumes that the dominant compliance motivation is…
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships Introduction Boundary crossing is the violation of the usual and deviation from the norms. Boundary crossing is an issue of significant concern in various professional fields, mainly when it entails the exploitation of clients. A dual relationship is a situation whereby there exist multiple associations between the clients and professionals besides the area of specialization. This relationship leads to questioning, especially when there is a conflict of interest between the clients and the professionals. This discussion thus aims at determining whether these practices are ethical and appropriate. Boundary crossing and Dual relationship Professionals must understand the need to maintain safe, professional boundaries with their clients (Baca, 2011). There is a need to draw clear cut lines between the vulnerability of clients and the authority of professionals. Specialists often take advantage of their clients’ lack of knowledge or personal relationships to get a chance for exploitation. These are unethical practices that are inappropriate. However, if the dual relationships develop to benefit both the professionals and their clients, they are morally accepted. The bonds are thus deemed…
Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research Various ethical issues do arise during qualitative research. According to Sanjari et al. (2014), the researcher’s potential impact on the participants, and vice versa is a major ethical issue in qualitative research. Researchers spend a lot of time with the participants to observe and build rapport with them. However, sometimes the researcher’s interaction can increase the risk of bias from the participants or the researcher (Sanjari et al., 2014). For example, the presence of the researcher can alter the participants’ behavior. Also, cross-cultural differences can impact how the researcher interacts with the participants. If the participants come from a different cultural background, the risk is higher (Orb, Eisenhauer & Wynaden, 2001). For example, if the researcher dresses or talks in a way that the participants consider disrespectful, it negatively impacts the research process. Another ethical issue is confidentiality. When collecting qualitative data such as through personal narratives or telephone interviews, confidentiality can be compromised. For example, another person, such as a family member, may overhear the conversation (Sanjari et al., 2014). Informed consent is also…
Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice Nursing practice is governed by professional nursing and healthcare ethical standards outlined in the State laws/regulations, professional nursing association, and organization policies (Masters, 2017). In their daily operations and interactions with patients, nurses encounter an ethical dilemma and decision has to be made. While consulting ethical experts is recommended in many situations, some cases may require a nurse to apply their proficiency in nursing and health care ethics to make an appropriate decision. The essay examines some ethical issues in the nursing profession, including identifying insights into professional boundary-crossing. Q1. Alerts to potential crossing or violation of professional Boundary Boundary crossing can result from confusion or conflict between the need of the patient of the nurse. Establishing and maintain a professional boundary is not a clear-cut process, but there are dividing lines to which nurses must not go beyond in their practice. Valente (2017) advised nurses to work within the laid down policy framework while giving care and interacting with patients. The red flags/alerts The nurse-patient relationship requires nurses to prioritize the needs of…
Ethical Dilemma in the Criminal Justice System Introduction The criminal justice is affected by several issues of ethical dilemmas. Every segment and department involve professionals like the judges, the police, the attorneys and even the paroles that make unrealistic decisions putting the integrity of the application of ethical behaviour and principles in question in as far as the administration of justice are concerned (Braswell et al., 2017). The permeation of instances of unethical behaviour and practice in the criminal justice system is rising at an unprecedented rate. From a critical perspective, there are instances where incongruous laws, policy statements and regulatory practices and values that have been formulated and implemented by the criminal justice systems distort the basic concept and understanding of what ethics are and the precepts of their application. The judges, who are charged with a noble task of making essential court decisions have been on a receiving end based on the quality of their decisions and judgements, what guides their choices and how they make those decisions and judgements. This implies that the level of unethical behaviour…
Reflection on Feminism As many people are fighting to coexist in their various environments, I still have a feeling that the primary concern is about identity. I also believe that the reason why many movements have arisen is one way of searching identity, such as feminists. At first, I thought that feminism was just a general fight for the plight of women in a male- dominant environment until I came along the feminist media studies. Through the studies, I have come to learn that feminism can be understood using cultural, political, and social perspectives (Appel, p.18). On the issue concerning religion and feminism, most Muslim lady’s identity is classified by the wearing of the hijab and the headscarf (Ahmed, p.65). The issue has changed where nowadays I always see people that do not have an association with Muslim culture putting on hijab. Therefore, I believe that as the world is transforming, people’s perception concerning identity is changing too. Therefore, there will be a need for tolerance amongst the people that feel affected by such changes. Work Cited Ahmed,…
Mcdonaldization of the Society Question #1 “Mcdonaldization of the society” is a book that was written by George Ritzer in 1993. The book has remained one of the best-selling books in the sociology of all season. In this book, the author explores the most imaginative and innovative sociological concept of Mcdonaldization as the theses of the last decade of the twentieth century. Ritzer describes Mcdonaldization process on the basis of rationalization (Ritzer n.p). This means the act of shifting from traditional and emotional modes of thoughts, with some scientific management processes of efficiency. In this case, Ritzer views fast food restaurant as becoming a restaurant that is more representative and has a contemporary paradigm in modern society. Moreover, Ritzer emphasizes that a community, which is characterized by rationality is the one that involves some components such as efficiency, predictability, calculability and control. Efficiency refers to the optimum method of accomplishing a specific task. In Mcdonaldization, efficiency is used in elaborating that every organizational aspect is often geared towards time minimization. From a customer’s viewpoint, an efficiency is an act…
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Positive Leadership Theory In the discussion about positive leadership focuses on the leadership style of nelson Mandela. The positive leadership theory implies that a leader executes their duties dynamically and powerfully with the determination of realizing the organizational goals. Mandela (1918-2013) is one of the most admirable leaders in South Africa whose leadership qualities enabled him to become the first black president of South Africa. Mandela made a tremendous contribution to the success of the ANC party. The ANC party is the largest and the oldest organization in South Africa. Mandela joined the African national congress in 1944, where he served as the president of the party from 1991 to 1997. Mandela becomes the first black president of South Africa on the ANC party by winning the 1994 Presidential election. Mandela had numerous positive attributes that helped him demonstrate ethical leadership qualities as a member and as a leader of the party. Mandela’s most outstanding characteristic was defiance; Mandela would actively stand for what he believed was right of the people of South Africa demonstrated by his active stance against…
Banana Tours “Cultural Information regarding both Ecuador and Nicaragua.” Culture defines the social values, attitudes, behaviours, lifestyle as well as norms and customs of a particular group of people. It shapes the activities and actions of people in a country. Different states have different religions around the world (Cullen & Parboteeah, 2016). For example, countries located in Latin America such as Ecuador and Nicaragua is associated with various identities and multiculturalism (Mohan-Neill, 2010). However, it should be noted that Nicaragua depicts high power distance and high levels of collectivism among people. Both Ecuador and Nicaragua represent a culture where Spanish is the native language. However, many people can also communicate in English in these countries (Torío-López et al., 2018). Arguably, the business culture Ecuador and Nicaragua depicts high levels of creativity and friendly working environment. The people living in these countries are close to strangers. There is a division of business roles among women and men in the region. Men mostly do hard work and are among the top managers in the country. In Nicaragua, women mainly support children and…