Review the Corrections Scenario document.Complete the Ethical Dilemma Worksheet.
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Corrections Scenario
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Corrections Scenario
Ethical Issue: Corrections
The husband eventually is convicted of driving while under the influence following a jury trial. It
turns out to be his third conviction. A judge orders that a presentence investigation report be
prepared.
In the course of the investigation, the probation officer discovers that the husband had served in
the U.S. military in Somalia. His military records indicate that while there, his duties involved
collecting the dead and the injured to be taken to the hospital. In the course of this assignment,
he was captured by enemy soldiers and placed into a black metal box the size of a coffin where
he remained for the better part of 6 weeks.
Medical and psychiatric records confirm that the husband suffers from post-traumatic stress
disorder and has regressed to the level of a 10-year-old because of his imprisonment in Somalia.
In the opinion of his treating psychiatrists, any prolonged confinement, even for a few hours,
could cause even further regression and could trigger explosive outbursts and traumatic
flashbacks.
Although the sentencing range for this offense could fall anywhere between zero to 365 days in
jail, the standard sentence for a third time offense usually begins at a minimum of 90 days in
custody. His prior convictions occurred before his military service in Somalia and he served a total
of 60 days custody on those, without incident.
What should the probation officer recommend?
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Ethical Dilemma Worksheet
Incident Review
1.
What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly.
2.
What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision
presented? Include any important potential economic, social, or political pressures, and
exclude inconsequential facts.
3.
Identify each claimant (key actor) who has an interest in the outcome of this ethical issue.
From the perspective of the moral agent—the individual contemplating an ethical course of
action—what obligation is owed to the claimant? Why?
Claimant
(key actor)
Obligation
(owed to the
claimant)
Perspective (What does the claimant hope will happen?)
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Ethical Dilemma Worksheet
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Evaluating Alternatives
4.
What are two alternatives for the scenario? One alternative can be a wild card that you
ordinarily may not consider an option because of potential implications. Both should be within
free will and control of the same moral agent.
Alternative A
Alternative B
5.
Respond to the following questions based on your developed alternatives.
Alternative A
Alternative B
What are the best- and
worst-case scenarios if
you choose this
alternative?
Will anyone be harmed if
this alternative is chosen?
If so, how will they be
harmed? Consider
families and derivative
effects.
Would honoring an idea
or value—such as
personal, professional, or
religious—make the
alternative invalid?
Are there any rules, laws,
or principles that support
the alternative? Are there
rules, laws, or principles
that make the alternative
invalid? State the rule or
principle and indicate if it
invalidates or supports
the alternative.
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