...Ethical Dilemma CJS/211 Ethics in Criminal Justice October 29, 2015 Carl Christopher Instructor: Janet Evans There are many dilemmas that not only this country is facing, but the world as a whole. Whether it’s the gap between the rich and the poor, or the world’s hunger, we as a human beings face dilemmas in our lives on a daily basis. I for one, being an African American man with children feel there’s some dilemmas that I face that are specific to my being an African American man. The one that I would say I find very challenging to deal with is the overall problem we have with the police brutality occurrences that continue to happen and plague this country. In this paper, I will discuss why the problem is challenging and why it’s creating ethical dilemmas for not only me, but for a lot of individuals that feel the way I feel. Police brutality has been an issue that has been around for as long as I have been on this earth. I myself have experienced some form of harassment from the police but never in the capacity that we have been witness to in recent years. Because of the explosion of smartphones and social media, police brutality has been brought to the forefront of what I feel is one of the most important ethical dilemmas that we face today, particularly in the African American community. Do we as a people say enough is enough, and fight back, or do we continue to stay the course and hope things change for the better? Now for myself, this...
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...world’s top five leading soft drinks. The company operates the largest distribution system in the world, which enables it to serve customers and businesses in more than two hundred countries. The Coca-Cola Company estimates that about 85 percent of its sales come from outside the United States (Ferrell). Former CEO Roberto Goizueta once said “Coca-Cola used to be an American company with a large international business. Now we are a large international company with a sizable American business” (Ferrell). According to Ferrell, Coca-Cola is the most-recognized trademark and brand name in the world today with a trademark value estimated to be about $25 billion. Coca-Cola’s vision for sustainable growth is fostered by being a great place to work where people are inspired to be the best they can be, by bringing the world a portfolio of beverage brands that anticipate and satisfy peoples’ desires and needs, by being a responsible global citizen that makes a difference, and maximizing return to share owners while being mindful of their overall responsibilities (Ferrell). While Coca-Cola’s vision statement may sound ethical, they have had several unethical issues come about in the past decade. According to Ferrell, in the early 2000’s Coca-Cola was involved in racial discrimination, misrepresenting market tests and manipulating earnings, and disrupting long-term contractual arrangements with distributors (Ferrell). Ferrell goes on to state that in June 1999 the Coca-Cola Company encountered...
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...Ethical Issue and Management Paper XMGT/216 October 23 2010 In today work environment mangers are responsible for hiring, training and motivating their team. Managers are often faced with ethical issues that allow them to make decision based on company policies and federal law. But some mangers don’t always follow company and federal law when it comes to the hiring of employees and are sometimes bias with certain applicant. Part of my job as a manger is to recruit and interview potential candidates for available potions in my company, and by doing this, the first thing I have to do is to screen the applications to see if the applicant meets qualification for the open positions, and if they do the next step is to begin the selection process. There are certain questions an application that refer to age, sex, race and citizenship status that is required as part of the verification process. The application process also calls for prior employment history, as well as the reason for leaving or wanting to leave your current or prior job. Any of the information that the candidate provides is to be used as a lead to gather background information and check references. As a manager I have an ethical responsibility to hiring for the needs of the business as well as hiring the right person for the job. In today’s job market, we’re hiring people with diverse backgrounds to meet the needs of the public, sometimes hiring managers are faced with moral and ethical issues facing discrimination...
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...An Ethical Dilemma (Chapter 6) Lael Mathews has to decide between three different people to promote to manager. One is a thirty-four year old African American female, one is a fifty-seven year old Caucasian man, and the third one is a twenty-seven year old Asian American. They all have three different situations and problems of their own. Lael Mathews know each ones background which makes it even harder to make a decision as to which one deserves and will best fit the position. Liz is the thirty four year old African American who is divorced, has one child, been in the company four years, has a high energy level, and graduated in the lower half of her college class. Roy is the fifty seven year old Caucasian who is married, has three children, been with the company twenty years, energy level is average to low, and graduated in the top half of his class. And lastly Quang is the twenty-seven year old Asian American who is single, no kids, been with the company three years, works sixty hours a week, and graduated top three percent of her class. Advantages and Disadvantages of each Candidate Liz only really has maybe two advantages and that would be that if she was chosen she would be the first African American female to manager at that level and she has a high energy level meaning she is willing to put forth the effort. Now her disadvantages would be her academic credentials, her job experience, and the fact that her child has had many medical issues that could cause...
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...The movie that I decided to use is called A Time to Kill. This movie took place in a small town in Mississippi and is about an African American father whose ten year old daughter was beaten and raped by two raciest rednecks while she was walking home from the grocery store. The father, Carl Lee was enraged by this and he shot the two men to death while they were on their way into the court room. Carl Lee is later arrested at his home by the African American sheriff. A young lawyer named Jake who has a young daughter of his own takes Carl Lee’s case without charging him anything. The judge of the trial is white judge Omar Noose and the prosecution lawyer is Rufus Buckley. Rufus wants the case because he knows there will be a lot of publicity and that it will get him elected if won. Helping Jake with the case is his friend and lawyer, Harry Rex Vonner, his former law professor, Lucien Wilbanks and a law school student, Ellen Roark. Ellen has been on death penalty cases and that is what Rufus is looking to get for Carl Lee. Jake tries to get bail and change venue for Carl Lee but Noose denies it. One of the men that Carl Lee killed, brother, Freddie wants revenge on Carl Lee so he contacts the Ku Klux Klan. Later a Ku Klux Klan member is caught trying to plant a bomb under Jake’s porch. Also the Ku Klux Klan attacks Jake’s secretary Ethel Twitty and her husband Bud. Jake, Harry, Ellen, and Lucien still keep helping Carl Lee with his case. The day of the trial the Ku Klux Klan shows...
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...Shirish Singh Shirish Singh BUS 220-01 Case Assignment No. 3 23rd November, 2009 An Ethical Dilemma. 1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each candidate. The first candidate mentioned in the case is Liz who is 34 year old African-American. After analyzing her situation in the company and her personal life, it seems that in her case disadvantages outweighs her advantages to be considered as strong candidate. The only factor that could be considered an advantage would be the fact that she is African American and her promotion to the managerial level means she would be the first African American to be a manager at the level. Her academic credentials and job experience is not the plus point in fact those 2 factors might be even considered as the disadvantages since other competing candidates have far better academic qualification and longer job experience. And also to make the matter worst she has had family problems in the past that lead her to lead a single life with one child. The second candidate is Roy, who is 57 year old happy father and husband. He has been loyal to the company and his position in the company for past twenty years and has had the job experience of nearly thirty years. The fact that could play for him to be the favorite would be his time of retirement. He is retiring and he could get the sympathy vote to be promoted from the concerned people or person for the last time before he retires. Although he has had long job experience, the fact that he is...
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...Ethical Dilemma Paper Trayvon Martin Case Sonji Toussaint-Watson CJA/324 June 24, 2013 Angela Sonsalla Ethical Dilemma-Trayvon Martin The current story in the news that I have chosen to write about is the Trayvon Martin murder. I asked myself now what role did society play in this case? Society has labeled young black men who dress a certain way that is a fashion first and foremost for many of the youths today as being a criminal, or they look suspicious because of the clothing that they wear. Benz (2012) website, the journalist has not done a good job covering this heated, sensitive set of events. We have rushed to paint the story as too simply explained by racism, we have rushed to judgment on whether an arrest should be made, we have given enormous time to the loudest voices and spent precious little time digging for new perspectives or analyzing the laws and community standards in question. Besides editing the 911 tapes, we have been shown year old photographs, the photo of Trayvon Martin smiling; the very young teenager in the Hollister T-shirt is four years old. Trayvon did not look like the same child on the picture within the months before he was murdered. The photo of Geroge Zimmerman, the one of him in an orange jump suit is a mug shot that was taken 7 years ago based on an arrest that was later dropped. What subliminal messages are sent by showing a smiling 15 year old boy who was killed by a menacing man who was once in jail? Is this a truthful representation...
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...meaning, and intended purpose have led to the ethical dilemma and current-day social issue of racism seen in profiling. Racial profiling has been abused and implemented in many different situations and...
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...Q 1: Discuss and analyze the ethical issues reflected in the case. The case is about British American Tobacco (BAT), London-based tobacco firm, which is involved in doing unethical activities and hence breaking their marketing code in Africa. BBC had investigated and found BAT is trying to attract more young African buyers of its product by adjusting marketing strategy to meet young people's needs. They are actually promoting and selling cigarettes in form of “single sticks”, which is attractive to young people of poor African countries like Nigeria, Malawi and Mauritius, who cannot afford to buy a whole packet of cigarettes. Now, there is nothing wrong with marketing one's product to target an audience of possible consumers. However, in this case, BAT allegedly targeted African children as young as 11 by aggressively marketing single sticks' to them. The company also hosted events that targeted young people despite their publicly stated commitments. Now, we know that most ethical issues concerning business consumer relations refer to the ‘marketing mix’, ethical issues in product policy, marketing communications, pricing and marketing strategy. Ethical Issues in marketing management – Product Policy At the most basic level, manufacturers should exercise due care in establishing that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that their products are free from defects and safe to use as well as effective and fit for the purpose. Cigarette may be effective as they claim...
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... Current Policies 11 Policies 11 Exceptions 11 7. Problems with Waving Consent 13 Flexibility 13 Vulnerable Populations 13 Ethical Dilemmas 14 8. Conclusion 16 Chapter 1 Tuskegee Syphilis Study Throughout the years, numerous research studies have taken place. In the United States, on a daily basis thousands of research studies are being conducted. Some of these studies will greatly influence science, while others will make little impact. Historically, some studies have been remembered not for the results, but for ethical dilemmas surrounding the study. The Tuskegee syphilis study is a prime example of a study which made many people aware of the ethical problems surrounding research. The Tuskegee syphilis study made the government begin to analyze how research was performed in the country, and the study opened many eyes to what changes needed to be made. Analyzing the Tuskegee syphilis study allows for one to understand what went wrong with the study and how this study lead to great changes in the world of research. Chapter 2 Tuskegee Basics A study regarding syphilis in men was started in 1932 in Tuskegee, Alabama (Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, 2012). This study would go on to be known as the Tuskegee syphilis study. The study focused on syphilis infections in African American men and the progression of syphilis in these men. Presidential Commission...
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...has reverted itself slowly to its ' origin just as a clock would dial back the hands of time, capturing the original reason for fighting freedom, no individualism. Therefore, it is necessary to say that collectivism is back because it was never completely out of the picture but just waiting for greed to resurrect it and give it a new body. Individualism and collectivism are two items that pose major concerns in the world that we live today and can be contrasted based on the dilemma of disbanding one for the other including the thoughts of different races and their interpretations of the world today. Individualism holds that the individual is the primary unit of reality and the ultimate standard of value. This view does not deny that societies exist or that people benefit from living in them, but it sees society as a collection of individuals, not something over and above them (Stata, 1992). Individualism is at once an ethical-psychological concept, and an ethical-political one. As an ethical-psychological concept, individualism holds that a human being should think and judge independently, respecting nothing more than the sovereignty of his or her mind; thus, it is intimately connected with the...
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...Circumcision is a touchy and controversial topic that has been sweeping our world and the religious and ethical views that come with it. Female circumcision is the practice of removing a female’s external genitalia—most notably, the clitoris and labia. This practice is common in Africa and the Middle East; in contrast, it is frowned upon in the Western hemisphere and even illegal in the UK. Female circumcision is performed on young, helpless girls who have no say in whether they want the procedure performed or not—their parents and community decide for them. In addition, the procedure is performed by a non-certified practitioner who “uses a small knife or razor blade but no anesthesia” (Ashford). Female mutilation is morally wrong and unethical due to the fact that it is an unnecessary procedure that carries many medical risks and serious infections without any medical benefits, and because the girls who are circumcised are not given a choice whether they want to be circumcised or not. There are many stakeholders involved in the practice of female circumcision—not just the girl. In addition to the girl who is being mutilated, other individuals include her family and the “practitioner” who performs the circumcision on her. The Somalian government is also a stakeholder because they choose to condone the practice. Systemic stakeholders include the Westerners (Americans and Europeans), activist groups, other Somalians, and lenders. Lenders also in the wrong, if they choose...
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...The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical issues Dr. Albrani University BUS 508 July 20, 2012 Delineate the ethical issues and dilemmas the company faced. The following is a series of alleged misconduct and questionable behavior affecting Coca-Cola stakeholders. The first ethical issue or dilemma the company faced is the contamination scare which is perhaps the most damaging of Coca-Cola cries- and the situation that every company dreads-began in June 1999, when about thirty Belgian children became ill after consuming Coca-Cola products. Although the company recalled the product, the company eventually determined that the illnesses were the result of a poorly processed batch of carbon dioxide. Questions about Coca-Cola’s market dominance started government inquiries into its market tactics. Because most European countries have very strict antitrust laws, all firms must pay close attrition to market share and position when considering joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions. During the summer of 1999, Coca-Cola became very aggressive in the French market. As a result, the French government responded by refusing to approve Coca-Cola’s bid to purchase Orangina, a French beverage company. French authorities also forced Coca-Cola to scale back its acquisition of Cadbury Schweppes, another beverage maker. Moreover, Italy successfully won a court case against Coca-Cola over anticompetitive prices in 1999, prompting the European...
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...Ethical Issues in Management Charles Hall Axia Student Diversity in the workplace refers to the stark contrast of individuals within the same work environment. Many moral and ethical issues are faced by managers every day concerning diversity. Social Issues and ethically responsible management practices relate to workplace diversity in simple but important ways. Ethically it is irresponsible for managers to manage diversity in the workplace by acting insensitively towards employees. There are many ways that managers can avoid ethical issues concerning diversity in the workplace, but first they must understand the moral and ethical issues that they are faced with. Fifty years ago it was not uncommon to see any workplace filled with nothing but white adult males (Jr., 1990). Today that has changed. Walking into most workplaces will expose a person to an environment of diversity. This environment poses challenges to management that were not even a concern to doing business a generation ago. Programs like Affirmative Action have mandated that organizations heed government set quotas of employing minorities in their workplace (Jr., 1990). This has resulted in a complex new environment for managers where the bottom line is no longer the bottom line. Ethics are now the bottom line in a work environment where diversity plays a major role. Managers need to be in tune with their subordinates’ ethnicity, race, and background. Due to the political correctness (PC) movement of the 1980s...
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...Executive Summary Ever since I can remember, I have been told about what is right and what is wrong. It simply started with my parents telling me to be nice and respectful to everyone and people will be nice in return. I did my best to follow these guidelines, but I soon realized that people are not always that nice in return. People have different values and beliefs that might not always be similar to that of your own. As I grew up, I started working and came across similar issues in the workplace. I realized that some people would do whatever it takes to better themselves in the company, whether it is giving misleading information or bettering themselves by using another person to get there. These types of situations are common to arise in almost every business these days. It comes down to, what is right and what is wrong. But making the decision between right and wrong isn’t as simple as it seems. Lots of factors go into the situation and make it difficult to choose the best outcome. An example of a situation is in the article, “A Question of Appearances”, where Maura, an HR director for a fast-growing information technology company, has to make a decision that could either benefit the company great financially, or cause a very valuable employee to quit. Background Techno Inc. is an up and coming company in the information technology industry. Jack Ridge is Techno’s Vice President for sales and marketing. He has been working very hard to sell a major contract to a company...
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