Crime load and head of Mafia member Vito Rizzuto did not make the best possible choices in his decisions. Once Rizzuto was to be released from prison in October 2012, he will revenge the death of his family members that were killed while he was in prison. The Mafia family that killed his father, son, and other family members will be killed after he is released from prison for the murders of his family. Given the circumstances the mafia crime load Rizzuto should let law enforcement do their jobs but some have higher people on their payroll and the law will not touch some of them, so the death of Rizzuto family’s means the death of that mafia family. I do not see myself acting similar in similar circumstances. I would rather the law handle the situation instead of me murdering someone and risk going to prison for taking another person life.

The thief that was stripped and tied to a lamppost with cling wrap film by a mob of vigilantism. The thief was attempting to rob a pensioner with a knife at his throat and was disarmed by the mob, he was stripped of his clothes, and wrapped in plastic wrap and then cling wrapped to a pole until the police arrived. I believe the mob made a good decision given the circumstances because had the mob not stopped the thief the situation could had result in the pensioner getting badly hurt. To find myself in a similar situation where a mob got together to help someone I may find myself acting on impulse to help that individual.

Man shot and killed in drive by shooting while fixing his tire in the driveway of his home. The shooter of the victim, I do not believe made the best decision given the circumstances because he decided to unload a gun in public without any concern for other innocent by standers being hit by a stray bullet. I do not see myself acting similar or in similar circumstances where I would associate myself with someone who wants to drive around in a vehicle shooting people for whatever the reason maybe. Vigilantism is the act of an individual seeking justice for the means of vengeance. When the criminal justice systems fails us, an individual should not be permitted the right to practice vigilantism in today’s society. People wanting to seek justice for acts of crime that was committed on them to seek vengeance because they feel the system did not punish that person to their satisfaction would cause a demise in the communities in which we live. When individuals seek vengeance it is personal, unfair and unjust motives against the criminal. In 2010, William Lynch a, 44 year old man allegedly brutally beat his former priest bloody because Lynch insisted that the priest, Jerold Lindner made Lynch and his younger brother perform oral sex on each other as kids while he watched (Cohen, 2010). In some circumstances people will agree that Lynch’s actions were justified because of what the priest did. The law is the law although some crimes that are committed against an individual can cause long term psychological problems that that person cannot bear and will act on revenge of the individual that committed the crime. Does this justify the means for revenge? In criminal justice that is still breaking the law and the means is not justified. Depending on my job circumstances if I had to go undercover for my job assignment and my duty called for me to violate the law to enforce the law is when it would be justified. I would be protected under certain job descriptions and not face punishment for violating the law.

Reference
Cohen, C. (2010, November). Should Sex Abuse Justify a Vigilante Attack? Time U.S.
Acts of Civil Disobedience Several acts of civil disobedience have been made to effectively change, remove or alter a law that was in place. In the United States, we have seen several of these civil acts work positively and negatively. For example, the riot protests in Ferguson, MO looked to change the ideology of police brutality towards African Americans but ultimately turned into a society being split in two and no community outcome meanwhile, in 1944, Irene Morgan, an African American, refused to give her seat up to a white person in Saluda, Virginia resulting in her arrest. Initially, in 1945, Virginia Courts of Appeal upheld the segregation and did not support the claims filed in her name through the NAACP but later that year, US Supreme court reevaluated the case and deemed the travel of interstate travel become desegregated (Catsam, 2014). Historically, civil disobedience is most effective when conducted in a non-violent matter proven by Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Irene Morgan, freedom riders, and LGBT civil protests. I also believe the society of the United States no longer demonstrates acts civil disobedience. Organizations such as LGBT could benefit from these acts by continually pushing state legislations at a political standpoint to pass laws that would a large group of society. References
Catsam, D. C., & Wolfe, B. Morgan v. Virginia (1946). (2014, October 20). In Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved from http://www.EncyclopediaVirginia.org/Morgan_v_Virginia.

There are many professions that people can decide to go down in their path of life. Although there are so many choices and directions we can make, there are a few things that are alike within them all. The way everyone acts and carries themselves tends to be in the same manner, most act on integrity and professionalism, these examples show ethical behaviors. Some examples of unethical behavior are people in their profession that steal or are dishonest. These examples could happen in any type of business or corporate sector. Anyone could be accused of stealing from their employer by doing such an act as taking a notepad home for your own personal use that was bought by and for the company, or it could happen by someone taking money. Dishonesty could also come in multiple forms, someone could be asked if a job was completed and the person could answer yes when in reality it is nowhere near done. We could also use the example of both unethical behaviors and mix them together, an employee at the local pharmaceutical company was asked if they had stolen something from the store, and the employee answered no, but really they did steal medical supplies and they were just dishonest about it. I do not feel that the American society is predisposed to ethical or unethical behavior. Behavior is something that is taught to each and every person from the generation that raised each individual. That being said if a child is raised in a very nice family with good morals, then chances are as an adult this person knows more or less what ethical behavior is and will follow those standards as when they were raised. Though you take a child who is raised in a bad family, a household that is filled with liars and thieves and drug attic parents, then most likely that child will become an adult and follow that same type of lifestyle, and will make the unethical decisions. These cases though are not a guarantee, there are times that scenarios can change the factors and there may be a cause for change such as an individual with a mental health issue. There are a lot of factors that can change the direction a person is going. A traumatic life event could also be a cause for change. Either way I do not feel that it is in our nature in the American society to have ethical and unethical behavior. There are a few ethical considerations for the future of criminal justice. Two examples would be off-duty police officers, and police brutality. With off-duty police, the number one thing that needs to change to reduce ethical violations is to always act on integrity and even though you are not in uniform, that you are really always on the work clock and people are always around watching every move you make. So if an off-duty officer goes out to the club one night and has a few too many drinks, and then tries to leave and drive themselves home, that is a big problem. The officer should know better that this is breaking the law, and endangering everyone around you in this vehicle. The second part is police brutality. Everytime an officer does something either on accident or on purpose and is called out on it by someone else, this not only gives the officer a bad name but also the police station they are working for. Accidents do happen and also there will be those people who want to distract the heat on their crime and being arrested so they will put in a false claim, but if there are numerous complaints on the same officer for being too ruff when arresting people, then the officer really does not have a leg to stand on. There is no reason to abuse a suspect because the police are there to catch the bad guys/gals but it is up to the judge to decide whether or not that suspect is guilty or innocent, not the police officers choice.

Reference:
Writing, A. (1999-2015). Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Read more : http://www.ehow.com/list_6028332_ethical-issues-criminal-justice.html. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/list_6028332_ethical-issues-criminal-justice.html