Capstone In the past eight weeks I have learned that there are more ethical dilemmas facing those in the criminal justice field than I had previously envisaged Individuals who chose this profession need to be ethical moral and mentally strong Prior to this class I was unaware just how much peer pressure could influence behavior in adults For example if several police officers partake in unethical behaviors another witnessing may feel compelled to participate as well These men and women rely on each other to keep one another safe in extremely dangerous and possibly life threatening situations Going against the grain may lead to a lack of support on the force and put someone s life in jeopardy Through this course I have been reminded that I am an ethical person and that my morals and ethics were instilled in me at a young age and continue to be a large part of who I am I was forced to mentally put myself into some tough ethical situations and I never once had to think about doing the right thing I know that this course will impact my behavior in my future profession which is not in the legal field at all because I will be more aware of the ethical practices that are going on in my place of employment I will also use the information I have learned through this course to assist in correcting unethical behavior than being an onlooker Throughout this course my interest has been rekindled for an in depth course in the criminal justice which my Instructor has played a major role during class discussions assignments and feedback during the entire course
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