CJA 324 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Ethics Issue Presentation CJA 324 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Ethics Iss | Page 3

· In the Stanford Prison Experiment, what ethical violations were committed by the guards? To
what do you attribute these violations: the personality of the guards, the mandates of the
situation, the lack of training, or some other factor? How might these violations be deterred or
prevented in an actual correctional facility?
· In the Stanford Prison Experiment, what prevented the good guards from objecting or
countermanding the orders from the tough or bad guards? How might you use this information
to encourage and reward whistle blowing by actual correctional officers?
· What are some examples of correctional officer misconduct? Do the ends justify the means in
the examples provided?
· Correctional facilities operate in relative secrecy and as a society unto themselves, because of
the isolated location of the complex and the restrictions imposed on visitors. Moreover, if
inmates complain, they are often not believed or they are ignored. What safeguards might