Discuss the role of ethics in the monitoring of sexual offenders from the perspective of two different personnel in the criminal justice system (police officer, corrections officer, defense attorney, prosecutor, etc.)
What will be an ideal response?
Sex offender laws are now used in all states and at the federal level and appeal to a political platform of ensuring that neighborhoods remain safe as well as appeasing the public's desire to "do something" about offenders that live among us. For police officers, ethical behavior is particularly important in law enforcement because they have authority to deprive people of liberty. The role of monitoring sex offenders does not traditionally impact officers until a violation or suspected violation has occurred. Police officers strive to maintain considerable discretion over who to investigate, how the investigation should go, and how much effort is required. Monitoring sex offenders may be one of the more difficult challenges for correctional officers despite the fact that they do not handle the traditional monitoring of sex offenders living in the community but rather while they are incarcerated. As sex offenders are often targets of victimization in prison and jail, ethics are challenged by the discretion afforded to correctional workers and administrators.
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