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This 6 page paper focuses on ethics in police work. Ethics are first defined and then explored in appropriate context. Examples are provided. It is revealed that situational ethics apply in many situations. Police brutality is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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across ethical quandaries related to the roles they play. Ethics are paramount in police work. In examining ethics and policing, it is first important to define ethics. What are ethics?
Ethics are tied to morality, but applied ethics seem to be somewhat of a challenge. In attempting to define ethics, and provide a sense of where it falls, the following
seems appropriate: "In a broader sense, ethics reflects on human beings and their interaction with nature and with other humans, on freedom, on responsibility and on justice. It can be
said that in general, ethics is concerned with human independence when it focuses on the relationship that exists between humans and the world. This independence is the primary condition in
ethical decision-making and in any objective analysis of the facts. Individuals demonstrate independence when, in a decision-making process, they choose to free themselves as much as possible from their conditioning.
Insofar as this operation assumes a degree of lucidity that allows us to judge objectively and to decide what direction to take, it will be understood that making ethical decisions
is difficult" ("Our understanding of ethics," 2005). This definition, that comes from a Canadian governmental website implies that one cannot blame the system for an ethical faux pas. That is,
if someone errs by brutalizing another human being, even if they are technically correct in respect to the rules, the individual is still ethically challenged. The point of the above
statement as it relates to situational ethics is that people must make their decisions based on morality. Even if someone for example is allowed to shoot a trespasser, they should
really stop and consider their right to kill if a toddler has inadvertently stumbled onto their field. That is obvious. However, the same farmer might shoot to kill an adult
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