Legal?–Ethical?

Legal and Ethical Dilemmas
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Legal and Ethical Dilemmas
Authorizing the arrest of one brother for drugs (knowing the young man would lose a scholarship to college), even though the prosecutor knows the charge would be thrown out, in order to have leverage so that he would give evidence against his brother.
Legality
It is illegal for a prosecutor to authorize the arrest of an individual for trumped-up accusations to leverage and obtain evidence against a suspect. Persons who are not part of a case are not under any obligations to help the prosecutions prove their case (Braswell, McCarthy & McCarthy, 2017). Unless the prosecutor has tangible evidence incriminating a person for a crime, then it is unlawful to arrest them for charges they know will eventually be thrown out.
Ethicality
It is highly unethical to get the brother arrested knowing well that the arrest is made using false accusation, and the result of which, will make him lose a scholarship to college. The prosecutor can use better ways to obtain evidence like convincing the individual to give evidence without necessarily staging a false arrest which will inconvenience the young man.
Announcing a suspect of a drive-by shooting to the media so that the offender is in danger from the rival gang members, and then offering protective custody only if the man will plead guilty.
Legality
The suspect in question is yet to be proved guilty. As such, revealing them as criminal by the prosecutor is illegal.

The law of presumption of innocence until proved guilty should apply in this case. Protective custody of suspects is legal but should not be used as blackmail to secure a guilty plea or an admission of responsibility.
Ethicality
Giving information concerning the suspected criminal is very unethical. Revealing this information may expose the suspect and make him get killed since he is in a dangerous gang. The prosecutor should not aspire to get a conviction to suspects at any cost even by endangering their lives.
 Authorizing the arrest of a 10-year-old boy who confessed to a crime, even though there was no serious possibility that he was guilty, in order to pressure a relative to confess.
Legality
Persons who confess to a crime are considered guilty if it can be proved that the confession was not coerced and was of sound mind at the time of revelation. It is legal to arrest individuals considered guilty and be subjected to the course of law (Braswell, McCarthy & McCarthy, 2017). However, if the prosecutor has serious proof pointing to the innocence of the boy, then it would be unlawful to get him arrested to coerce a relative to confess. Coerced confessions are not legally admissible in court.
Ethicality
It is unethical to authorize the arrest of a person considered innocent to make another person confess. Additionally, it is unethical to use underage children to access a criminal since such an action can expose them to psychological and emotional harm which can last a lifetime.
Reference
Braswell, M. C., McCarthy, B. R., & McCarthy, B. J. (2017). Justice, crime, and ethics. Taylor & Francis.