CJ 510 Module Two Short Paper: Scenario Analysis Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Place yourself into the following scenario. You will take on the role of union president and use the facts presented in the scenario to make a plan of
action in dealing with the ethical dilemmas.
A union represents employees’ best interest in their employment by ensuring employees are treated fairly and lawfully by their employers. They represent
employees in negotiations for pay and benefits and file grievances on behalf of employees who allege mistreatment due to violations of their collective
bargaining agreements or violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You hold a position of a patrol officer in your police department or a guard in a correctional facility, and you have recently been elected by your peers as union
president. As the union president, you have a responsibility to your membership to represent their best interests regarding their employment. As an elected
union president, you are a leader. You need to consider the employees’ best interest. The union has recently been advised by administration that due to budget
cuts, layoffs are likely. Your membership is calling for a work slowdown if staffing cuts occur.
A work slowdown is when a union informs its membership to only complete the minimum work necessary to meet their responsibilities. This allows them to
complete the minimum work needed so they will not be subject to termination or other discipline for refusing to work.
In a 1–2-page short paper, discuss the ethical dilemmas you face and identify what the best course of action is to take. Address the potential impact your decision
will have on the employees of the organization as well as other stakeholders. Include the reasoning behind your decisions. Support your reasoning with the
textbook or other research.
This scenario analysis short paper will help you prepare for your final project because you are analyzing the ethical dilemmas and how to handle them in a
leadership role, as you will need to do for your final project.
Prompt: Your short paper should include the following critical elements:
1. Introduce the ethical dilemma(s) and the various stakeholders affected by it.
2. Propose a solution to the ethical dilemma. Explain the actions needed to properly address all stakeholders concerns.
3. Explain the impact of the solution. Discuss the effect your decisions will have on the various stakeholders.
4. Support your reasoning behind your solution with the textbook or other sources.
Refer to the Criminal Justice Library Tips for support in finding and citing outside resources.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper should be 1–2 pages, in 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced, and follow appropriate APA formatting.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (80%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Ethical Dilemma(s) Introduces the ethical dilemma(s)
in the scenario and the various
stakeholders that are affected by
it accurately
Introduces the ethical dilemma(s)
in the scenarios, but does not
introduce various stakeholders
that are affected by it or
introduction contains inaccuracies
Does not introduce the ethical
dilemma
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Solution to the
Ethical Dilemma
Proposes a solution to the ethical
dilemma and the actions needed
to properly address all
stakeholders’ concerns
Proposes a solution to the ethical
dilemma, but does not include the
actions needed to properly
address all stakeholders’ concerns
or the solution lacks clarity
Does not propose a solution to
the ethical dilemma
22
Impact of the
Solution
Explains the impact decisions
made will have on the various
stakeholders
Explains the impact decisions
made will have on various
stakeholders, but explanation
lacks detail or is inaccurate
Does not explain the impact
decisions will have on the various
stakeholders
22
Support Reasoning Includes – Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under homework for you course hero writing service – information from the
course text or other sources to
support reasoning behind the
solution to the ethical dilemma
Includes – Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under homework for you course hero writing service – information from the
course text or other sources to
support the reasoning behind the
solution to the ethical dilemma,
but supportive information
contains inaccuracies or is not
directly connected to the solution
Does not include information
from the course text or other
sources to support reasoning
behind the solution to the ethical
dilemma
22
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
12
Total 100%
