ECPI Bribery of Some Correctional Officers Project

In this part of the course project, you will select a topic for the project. The topic should relate to an ethical issue that can be further explored in a portion of an ethical guidelines training manual for institutional corrections employees. The ethical issue may be selected from the list of provided topics or generated based on previous employment or life experiences. Your instructor must approve the topic choice before you can begin working on Part B of the course project. 

Potential Ethical Issues for Exploration

Unsafe inmate working conditions(

The exploitation of inmate labor

****Bribery of some correctional officers*** (MY TOPIC) 

1. Inappropriate officer and inmate relationships
2. Distribution of contraband
3. Inmate healthcare providers engaging in non-healthcare related practices such as:
4. Body cavity searchers for contraband
5. Force-feeding an inmate if they elect to go on a hunger strike
6. Disclosing information about inmate care for the safety and security of the facility

Collection of forensic evidence that is not in support of the patient/inmate

1. Correctional officer subculture and unethical behavior. Instructions
   Draft a paragraph describing the selected topic that covers the following:
2. Identify the ethical issue or scenario.
3. Describe the relevance that this issue/scenario has to individuals working in institutional corrections.
4. Determine if an unethical response to the issue will impact employment, employee morale, employee subculture, inmate subculture, and community respect for institutional corrections as an industry.