Media Response: UofA Riot

Practice conducting an ethical analysis using the two media clips from the UofA riots. Was the police behavior ethical?

•Intuitive Response

-Provides relatively simple principles derived from upbringing and past experience of decision making

-What is your "gut reaction"?

•Critical Thinking

-Applies principles established by philosophy and moral concepts

-What is your logical analysis?

•Justification

-Articulating a rationale or argument in an effective manner

-Combines both Intuitive and Critical Thinking analysis

Assignment: Police Militarization

Select a position on the militarization of police. Are you in support of police militarization or against police militarization? Please explain your ethical position. Utilize text, powerpoint and/or media clips to support your position.
Don't forget our ethical process: intuitive response, critical thinking, justification.

Assignment: Racial Bias in Policing, Article Response

Provide a response indicating your evaluation of the articles. Please comment on the assumptions being made, the validity of the statistics, the opinion positions, any contradictory information, etc. Your response should include your personal, intuitive response, which is then bolstered with scholarly support from your text. Utilize your textbook to elevate your response in an academic way. Include terminology, concepts, theories, or facts from the textbook to demonstrate that your are making the connection between the text and "real life".

Assignment: Use of Force Analysis

Provide an ethical analysis of each incident. Please assume the role of internal investigations or a citizen review board member. Either way, explain how the incident moves on the Use of Force Continuum and justify whether the actions were appropriate, excessive or insufficient. Also address any ethical variables like mental illness/drug use/race/civilian safety and whether those factors are relevant to the use of force.

This is an opportunity for me to see that you have developed the critical analysis skills to assess the ethical application of force.
Remember the three stages of assessing an ethical dilemma: intuitive response, critical analysis, justification. Please make sure to address these steps. Indicate your intuitive response, critically assess the situation as it pertains to the use of force continuum and then justify your analysis.

Please address both good use of force and bad use of force, if applicable. This is an after-action review. Be thorough and explanatory in your analysis as if addressing someone who does not understand use of force or the terminology involved. For example, if you refer to "Impact Techniques", explain what that would mean to a lay person (book definition/explanation) and how that is meant to disrupt a person's ability to see, think and breathe.