Criminal Justice

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Today, many Americans are concerned with the ethical responsibilities of those working in the criminal justice system. This paper explores various codes of conduct for criminal justice professionals, while comparing and contrasting the elements of each profession. It looks at lawyers, judges, police officers, and probation officers.

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"The On September 22, 1978, "the Judicial Conference adopted a Code of Conduct for United States Probation Officers that applied to all probation officers and pretrial services officers (Hughes, 1997)." The standards that were set focused on promoting integrity and impartiality. Probation officers are required to "refuse gifts and favors, abstain from public comment about court matters, regulate extra-official activities, and refrain from partisan political activity (Hughes, 1997)." A new Consolidated Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees was adopted in 1995, which "consolidated and replaced five judicial employee codes of conduct, including the code for probation and pretrial services officers (Hughes, 1997)." "

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