Executive Solution Overview
MY TOPIC IS LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS !! As a **probation or parole officer**, you will need to understand how complex and nuanced **social issues** may be inextricably connected to the criminal justice system, and how they may affect your ethical decision-making strategies. In this assessment, you w…
Assignment Prompt & Instructions
MY TOPIC IS LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS !!
As a **probation or parole officer**, you will need to understand how complex and nuanced **social issues** may be inextricably connected to the criminal justice system, and how they may affect your ethical decision-making strategies. In this assessment, you will explain how a social issue can impact professional duties and ethics.
##### **Assignment Deliverable**
Select and research one of the following social issues:
– Gender identity/pronoun preferences
– Legalization of cannabis (THIS IS THE TOPIC I CHOSE)
– Substance/drug addiction
– Undocumented immigrants/refugees
– Socioeconomic status/socioeconomic disparity
– Mental health
– The impact of social media and cameras in the courtroom
– The impact of news media and investigative journalism
– Child support and incarceration
– Homelessness/poverty
– Unemployment/reentry to society after incarceration
_Note_: Use the University Library to locate resources related to the issue you selected. Consult with your faculty member if you would like to research an alternate topic of your choice.
**Write a 1000 -1300 word status report from the perspective of a probation officer describing the relevance of a social issue in providing probation services ethically**. Explain how the social issue affects your professional and ethical responsibilities.
Audience: The report will be submitted to an ethics review committee that is considering altering agency policies to address some of the ethical challenges probation officers are facing.
In your paper:
– Summarize the social issue and how it intersects with probation services. Consider incorporating relevant data or statistics to support your summary.
– Describe how your morality, ethical standards, and professional responsibilities will work together to make ethical decisions related to your clients.
– Create an example or scenario illustrating how you will apply your morals, ethics, and professional conduct to address the selected social issue when working with clients.
– Explain the intended outcome of applying professional and ethical responsibilities to the example or scenario you created.
– How will you ensure probationers’ rights are protected?
– How will you guarantee the probationer is treated with dignity and respect?
– How will you ensure your ethical standards and legal responsibilities won’t be compromised?
Provide specific details or examples to support your thinking.
Cite 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.