Criminal Justice Ethics
Fourth Edition
Video and Multimedia
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Audio Resources
- High Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape
- Legal Scholar: Jim Crow Still Exists in America
- Supreme Court hears Dispute over Nevada Ethics Law
At a time when some groups are calling for stricter ethics rules for the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices on Wednesday seemed disinclined to interfere with state ethics laws. At issue was a question never examined by the court before: whether a legislative vote is free speech protected by the Constitution, and more specifically, whether states may forbid officeholders to vote on matters that appear to involve a personal conflict.
- N.C. Execution Policy Creates Debate
Prison officials in North Carolina say they can no longer carry out executions because of a new ethics policy adopted by the state medical board. The state's department of corrections has sued the medical board over the policy, which prohibits doctors from participating in executions.
- Critics: Mentally Ill Patients’ Confidentiality Compromised in New York’s Gun Law
Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Paul Appelbaum, director of the Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. They discuss the ethics behind — and possible consequences of — New York's legislation requiring mental health professionals to report patients they believe could harm themselves or others.
- Debate: Is it Time to Abolish the Death Penalty?
The death penalty is legal in more than 30 states, but the long-controversial practice has come under renewed scrutiny after a series of botched executions in several states last year. Opponents of capital punishment argue that the death penalty undermines the fair administration of justice, as wealth, geography, race and quality of legal representation all come into play, with uneven results. But proponents of the death penalty believe capital punishment serves a moral and social purpose in American society. They argue that while the administration of the penalty is not perfect, improvements can be made in the justice system to address some opponents' concerns without doing away with the punishment altogether. Some people deserve to die, they say, for committing certain types of crime.
- An Argument for the Death Penalty
For another perspective on capital punishment, host Ed Gordon speaks with Dudley Sharp, a self-described pro-death penalty advocate and resource director for Justice for All, a criminal justice reform organization.
Video Resources
- Connecticut Court Corruption- The Nowacki FOIA Case 4.11.11
This 1:25:15 video compiled by a citizen of Connecticut focuses on the March 18, 2011, case where the Connecticut Ethics Commission undertook investigation into Chief Family Judge Lynda Munro's alleged unlawful solicitation for "sponsorship" from members of the Connecticut Bar Association for mandated family court directed training for Guardian Ad Litem G.A.L.s held at Quinnipiac University.
- Financing California: California’s Criminal Justice System
The criminal justice system accounts for 13% of California's budget. A panel of legal and public policy experts explores what drives those costs and if there are savings to be had.
Web Resources
- Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research
- Common Sense for Drug Policy
- Criminal Justice Policy Coalition (also includes information on internships)
- Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
- Department of Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence
- Families Against Mandatory Sentencing
- Federal Prison Policy Project
- Justice Policy Institute
- The Justice Project
- PolicyLink (Leadership for Policy)
- The Sentencing Project
- Stanford Criminal Justice Center
- Violence Against Women Online Resources
- http://www.vaw.umn.edu
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
- Death Penalty Delayed But Not Denied By Drug Problems (article)
This article discusses some of the issues states are facing regarding the lack of supply of the drugs used to carry out the death penalty.