CRMJ2040-A Police Ethics (Spring 2023)
Course Details
Session, Dates: 1 (01/09/2023 - 04/28/2023)
Days: T R
Time: 03:30 - 04:45 pm
Location: Moon Campus
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Seats Available: No Seats 0 Waiting
Credits: 3
Course Description
This course explores fundamental philosophical thoughts on morality and ethics and how these belief systems relate to ethical requirements for policing. The course begins with a look at early philosophy exploring the meaning and development of ethics. Thess include writings from Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Confucius, Buddha, Aquinas and Kant leading to our current Judeo/Christian understanding of ethics and morality. Students will then delve into the meaning and application of ethics a it applies to policing. Classroom instruction will consist of lectures, reinforced by the text, videos, maps, discussion, and supplemental readings.
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About the Instructor(s)
Rob J. Ambrosini, Psy.D.
ambrosini@rmu.edu
412-397-6206 phone
Wheatley Center 317
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Director, Criminal Justice Programs
Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Social Sciences
Academic Outreach & Impact Coordinator - SIHSS
School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences
ambrosini@rmu.edu
412-397-6206 phone
Wheatley Center 317
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