Cja 324 Personal Dilemma Paper
Personal Dilemma Paper
Danielle Bridgewater
CJA 324
April 28, 2015
C. Rogers
Personal Dilemma Paper
As the author of this paper, I will be discussing the nature of the dilemma, the ethical decision made, alternative courses of action and the reason why. I will also explain the outcome of the situation. The title of my article is “Woman Arrested after Refusing to Take Daughter Back from Father.”
The nature of the dilemma seemed to be a personal decision of the arresting officer. The arresting officer charged Carla Sims with child desertion and cruelty of a juvenile. His decision was not based on the court’s order, but that of a utilitarian decision. The father was supposed to keep his 9-year-old daughter in his custody until Monday morning. ("Wafb.com", 2015)
The officer made an ethical decision and arrested Carla Sims and removed the other children from the household and placed them into the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). ("Wafb.com", 2015)
The officer should have requested the papers from the courts for review and make a decision based off of the court order and not his or her own personal judgement. He or she should have taken into consideration the welfare and being of the children involved. The arresting officer should …show more content…
There was not any peacemaking or connectedness, care, or mindfulness on the officer’s behalf. After Carla Sims returned the child to the father, she returned home with the rest of her children. An accurate number of how many kids she had was not mentioned; however, the father returned to Carla’s home with his daughter in tow. He threatened Carla with pressing charges against her for child desertion if she did not accept their daughter. She refused because he was not following court orders. So in retaliation, the father called the
Danielle Bridgewater
CJA 324
April 28, 2015
C. Rogers
Personal Dilemma Paper
As the author of this paper, I will be discussing the nature of the dilemma, the ethical decision made, alternative courses of action and the reason why. I will also explain the outcome of the situation. The title of my article is “Woman Arrested after Refusing to Take Daughter Back from Father.”
The nature of the dilemma seemed to be a personal decision of the arresting officer. The arresting officer charged Carla Sims with child desertion and cruelty of a juvenile. His decision was not based on the court’s order, but that of a utilitarian decision. The father was supposed to keep his 9-year-old daughter in his custody until Monday morning. ("Wafb.com", 2015)
The officer made an ethical decision and arrested Carla Sims and removed the other children from the household and placed them into the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). ("Wafb.com", 2015)
The officer should have requested the papers from the courts for review and make a decision based off of the court order and not his or her own personal judgement. He or she should have taken into consideration the welfare and being of the children involved. The arresting officer should …show more content…
There was not any peacemaking or connectedness, care, or mindfulness on the officer’s behalf. After Carla Sims returned the child to the father, she returned home with the rest of her children. An accurate number of how many kids she had was not mentioned; however, the father returned to Carla’s home with his daughter in tow. He threatened Carla with pressing charges against her for child desertion if she did not accept their daughter. She refused because he was not following court orders. So in retaliation, the father called the