Ethical Issues: Homicide And Rape

Offense Issues

The two crimes I have chosen to write about are Homicide and Rape. Technically speaking, the offense of Homicide is the unlawful yet unpremeditated voluntary killing of another. This might earn the convicted person of this offense a sentence greater than that of manslaughter (involuntary killing of another), yet lesser than that of murder (voluntary killing of another including premeditation). On the other hand, when a crime of Rape has been committed, it means that the victim was forcibly penetrated in a sexual manner without mutual consent.
1. What are some of the ethical considerations that need to be addressed when investigating each crime? An ethical consideration that needs to be
Some ways that these ethical issues can be reduced is making sure that the officers are trained properly to handle every situation. They need to know when to be sensitive and how to handle all of the evidence properly. They are usually trained to know how to investigate crimes when it come to procedures but they should also have training on how to speak with individuals for these two kinds of crimes. They are sensitive issues and officers need to have compassion for victims and those related to the victims or even witnesses of crimes. Some officers have this without having to be trained because they have the mind set for the job but others need the help to know which situations require them to be more compassionate. When it comes to the issue of confidentiality and honesty that can’t really be reduced except by choosing wisely when it comes to officers to put on the investigation or to hire for that matter. Honesty is something that an officer has to have as an individual because it has to do with their morals. As for confidentiality they should know when they take the job that it is part of it and they should know the effects it can have on a
If an officer is unethical during an investigation it can bring up a lot of problems when the case goes to trial. For example if an officer was not in the right mind set and did not follow all of the procedures during the investigation and contaminated evidence it can make them look bad and could get that evidence completely thrown out or cause a mistrial. Also another unethical move an officer can make that falls into the honesty category would be to obtain evidence in a way that violates the defendants rights such as searching without a warrant which will also get the evidence thrown out. Then there is an issue that could arise when it comes to confidentiality, if an officer gives the name of an informant when the asked to remain nameless. This could cause that persons’ life to possibly be in jepordy.
What ethical issues are directly related to the prosecutor in the case? In general a prosecutor must abide by the same rules of professional conduct just like any other lawyer. As a prosecutor he has an obligation to ensure that justice is done even if it means losing his case. He must provide disclosures including exculpatory evidence to the defendant. They need to abide by some of the same ethics as the officer. They need to respect the confidentiality of the cases and also they should be honest. The point of their job is to seek justice and doing that