a. What it means when people say working in corrections can be morally challenging for employees is that there are many opportunities for people to participate in wrongful, unethical behavior that goes against what they know to be right.
b. Some temptations that might exist for those working in corrections are theft (such as taking money or other personal items from inmates), taking bribes to either smuggle in prohibited items or to receive special privileges while in prison, embezzlement and also partaking in sexual misconduct, either with staff, inmates or an inmate’s family/friends (Braswell, McCarthy and McCarthy, 2017, p. 282-283)
2. What impact does prison corruption have on the criminal justice system?
a. Prison corruption has a negative impact on the criminal justice system. “Corrupt practices undermine and erode respect for the justice system both by offenders and the general public” (Braswell, McCarthy and McCarthy, 2017, p.280). When people see corruption, they automatically assume that everyone involved is participating in the corruption. When offenders/potential offenders see this corruption, they may not be deterred from criminal activity, because they see that they can convince/ bribe the correctional officers into doing what they want them to do. Corruption can lead to people viewing corrections as a useless structure and that other ways to punish offenders need to be implemented.
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Discuss the differences between misfeasance, malfeasance, and nonfeasance. Which of these forms of discretionary misconduct do you feel is most problematic and why?
a. Misfeasance
i. The wrongful performance of one’s duties that an official may lawfully do (Braswell, McCarthy and McCarthy, 2017, p. 285). Typically, this involves not following procedures correctly, and individuals partaking in this are usually doing it for personal gain.
1. For example, officers may take bribes in exchange for making a prisoner’s life a little