ABSTRACT

O«en, when ethics is discussed as it relates to the criminal justice system, the emphasis is typically placed on law enforcement, the judicial system, corrections, and parole. However, law is the starting point for each of these and as such legislators are the ones responsible for the formation of the law. “e “eld of legislation includes legislators-senators and representatives-primarily; legislative sta‹ secondarily, but not insigni“cantly; and lobbyists, political action committees, and journalists somewhat less directly” (Dreisbach, 2009, p. 221).