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A criminal justice research

A criminal justice research paper developed at the 300-level requires much careful consideration and commitment to scholarly development. The research paper must be properly written with minimal grammatical and content errors.

write a 5–7-page research paper in current APA format. Your research paper must have a title page which must not be numbered and does not count toward the total page count of the paper. A complete reference page using a proper alphabetical format must be at the end of the paper. The paper must include at least 5–7 scholarly sources to include the class textbooks and the Bible.

Research papers will be graded according to the following general guidelines:

• Content
• Conformity to appropriate APA formatting
• Appropriate sources
• Accuracy of documentation and formatting of sources
• Unity (maintaining a controlling idea or thesis and not digressing from it)
• Coherence (establishing a smooth and logical flow of thought)
• Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC

Disclosing Officer Untruthfulness to the Defense: Is a Liar’s Squad Coming to Your Town?

Since 1963, a series of United States Supreme Court case decisions have clarified that, in criminal cases, prosecutors must disclose to the defense evidence favorable to the defendant. This includes information that may be used to impeach the credibility of government witnesses, including law enforcement officers. These decisions mean that police officers who have documented histories of lying in official matters are liabilities to their agencies, and these histories may render them unable to testify credibly.

With this in mind, you are the Chief of Police of a municipality. Your Deputy Chief of Police advises you that one of your officers was investigated for inappropriate use of one of the computers in the patrol division. As a result of this internal investigation, it was determined that the officer used this computer to search pornographic web sites. When confronted with this allegation, the officer denied any knowledge of this incident. Upon further investigation, the computer crimes analyst determined that the officer’s log on password was used to enter the unauthorized web sites. The officer then admitted to his wrongdoing and stated it would never happen again. This officer has been with your organization for 15 years, and the only other disciplinary action taken against him was for being involved in an at-fault traffic accident 10 years ago. As the Chief of Police, how would you handle this situation?

Would you terminate this 15-year veteran with a virtually clean record? Why?
Or would you impose significant disciplinary action as opposed to termination? Why?

As part of this research paper, read the following United States Supreme Court Cases:

• Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)
• Giglio v. United States, 405 U. S. 150 (1972)
• United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97 (1976)
• Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U. S. 419 (1995)
• United States v. Bagley, 473 U. S. 667 (1985)

Real-Life Ethical Examples from the Last Five Years

1. Personal Ethics Example (Negative): The FTX Fraud Case

The most prominent recent example of a major personal ethical failure in finance is the FTX crypto exchange fraud case involving its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF).

Explanation and Ethical Failure: SBF was convicted in 2023 for orchestrating a massive fraud by misappropriating billions of dollars of FTX customer funds and secretly funneling them to his hedge fund, Alameda Research, for speculative ventures, political donations, and real estate purchases. This is a severe breach of personal ethics, specifically honesty and fiduciary duty. As CEO, SBF was the agent for the customers (principals), yet he prioritized his own self-interest and that of his associated firm (Alameda) over the customers' funds, leading to the collapse of FTX in 2022. This case is a direct and extreme example of the agency problem where the agent (SBF/management) acted entirely for their own benefit, causing massive losses for the principals (customers and investors).

What Might Have Been Done Differently:

Sample Answer

Ethical behavior can be viewed at a personal level and a corporate level. In business, personal ethics often ties to the agency theory, and at the corporate level, it ties to corporate social responsibility.

First, identify one real-life example of personal ethics and one real-life example of corporate social responsibility in the financial field from the last five years (NO Enron or WorldCom examples, as these are too old). The example can be positive or negative.
Next, explain each ethical example and what might have been done differently, as well as what you learned from the example.
Finally, select one financial business regulation (e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, etc.) and debate how it does or does not promote ethical behavior. Be specific when describing the regulation. What are other ways to ensure strong ethical business decisions?