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1. Suppose that you are employed by the Alabama Department of Corrections as a psychologist. You are a dedicated employee who advocates for the rights of the disabled inmates. You work overtime, sometimes without pay. But your existing caseload is unmanageable and yet every day you are assigned new cases. One of your patients attempted to commit suicide. You have complained to your supervisor to no avail.
   
   An investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) found that many inmates in Alabama's state prisons, including those with disabilities and serious physical and mental illnesses, face systemic indifference, discrimination, and dangerous life-threatening conditions. Inspections of Alabama prisons, interviews with prisoners, and a review of medical records, depositions, media accounts, policies, contracts, and reports of the ADOC, reveal that Alabama's prisons violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ("cruel and unusual punishment") and federal law intended to protect people with disabilities.
   
   You know that the allegations set forth in the complaint are factually correct. But you need your job. You have a wife, two children, and a mortgage. You spoke truthfully when you were interviewed by the ADAP. You confirmed that inmates are being denied adequate medical care.
   
   In 2011, in Brown v. Plata, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that depriving prisoners of adequate medical care "is incompatible with the concept of human dignity and has no place in civilized society." Deliberate indifference to these medical needs constitutes "unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain" barred by the Eighth Amendment (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/the_opinion.pdf).
   
   You know that the ADOC is understaffed and that allegations contained in the complaint are true, but you find yourself in a difficult position given that your livelihood depends on employment with the prison. One by one, apply Rushworth Kidder's four typologies (i.e., "justice versus mercy," "truth versus loyalty," "individual versus community," and "short term versus long term") ethical dilemmas, found on page 134 of your textbook, to assess the moral permissibility of the conduct alleged in the complaint. Work through each typology, gathering whatever information is relevant for both sides of the argument. Apply Kidder's checkpoints as outlined in the following presentation: http://www.agsm.edu.au/bobm/teaching/BE/lect03-3.pdf. (Disregard slide 11).
2. Support your writing assignment with two (2) outside scholarly articles. Reference the complaint filed by the SPLC and other articles from their website when relevant.

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Criteria	Exemplary	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Unacceptable	Criterion Score
Rushworth Kidder's "Right versus Right"	48 points Student's content meets all expectations as outlined in the assignment and provides a compelling discussion about 4 out of 4 of Kidder's "right versus right" typologies.	36 points Student's content mostly meets the expectations as outlined in the assignment and provides a mostly compelling discussion about 3 out of 4 of Kidder's "right versus right" typologies.	24 points Student's content needs improvement because it includes only a partial discussion about 1-2 out of 4 of Kidder's "right versus right" typologies.	0 points Student did not provide a discussion about Kidder's "right versus right" typologies.	Score of Rushworth Kidder's "Right versus Right", / 48
Student Argument re: "Right versus Right" Doesn't Apply	22 points Student's content meets all expectations as outlined in the assignment, discussing in a compelling manner why the actions of the ADOC are a "right versus wrong" ethical dilemma.	15 points Student's content mostly meets the expectations as outlined in the assignment, discussing in a mostly compelling manner why the actions of the ADOC are a "right versus wrong" ethical dilemma.	8 points Student's content needs improvement because it only partially discusses why the actions of the ADOC are a "right versus wrong" ethical dilemma.	0 points Student did not provide a discussion of why the actions of the ADOC are a "right versus wrong" ethical dilemma.	Score of Student Argument re: "Right versus Right" Doesn't Apply, / 22
Two (2) Scholarly Articles	10 points Student incorporates two (2) scholarly articles into the writing assignment, providing a clear and logical discussion.	8 points Student mostly incorporates two (2) scholarly articles into the writing assignment and provides a somewhat clear and logical discussion.	5 points Student provides only one (1) scholarly article and the content needs improvement because the article is not incorporated into the writing assignment or the article is not on point.	0 points Student did not use any scholarly articles.	Score of Two (2) Scholarly Articles, / 10
Mechanics - Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling	5 points Student does not make any errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling especially those that distract the reader from the content.	4 points Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	2 points Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	0 points Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Score of Mechanics - Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, / 5
Writing Style - Organization, Transitions, Tone	5 points The assignment is written with excellent organization, thoughtful transitions, and the appropriate tone.	4 points This writing assignment is adequately organized, but has some errors in the transitions or the tone.	2 points This writing assignment is poorly organized, or it contains ineffective transitions and/or inappropriate tone.	0 points This writing assignment displays little to no organization or transitions, and/or does not use the appropriate tone.	Score of Writing Style - Organization, Transitions, Tone, / 5
APA Format - Margins, Font, Spacing, Headings and Cover Page	5 points The margins, font, spacing, headings, and cover page are all formatted properly.	4 points There are 1-2 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.	2 points There are 3-4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.	0 points There are more than 4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.	Score of APA Format - Margins, Font, Spacing, Headings and Cover Page, / 5
APA Format - Citations and References	5 points All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, and the references and in-text citations are all properly formatted. Each reference has an in-text citation and in-text citation has a reference.	4 points All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, but slight errors are present in the format of the in-text citations or references. Or there may be one in-text citation or reference missing.	2 points Some sources used for quotes and facts are either not credible or there are significant errors in the in-text citations and/or references. Or there are multiple missing in-text citations or references.	0 points The sources used for quotes and facts are not credible and/or not cited. The in-text citations and/or references are not present.	Score of APA Format - Citations and References, / 5