Assignment 1: Ethics And Code Of Conduct

 Ethics and Code of Conduct Kristina Vaughn CRJ 220 Professor J. Tompkins April 22, 2018 Assignment 1: Ethics and Code of Conduct The ethical code of conduct is general guideline that all professionals aim to achieve. These guidelines are not the laws to be enforced; they are ideal standards that professionals aspire to uphold. In regards to this, law enforcers are entrusted with protecting citizens, they have a lot of authority and, power, therefore, law enforcement is a profession that requires individuals to act with integrity and must be trustworthy. While ethics deal with morality, which is the ability to differentiate what is right and wrong; integrity is the fundamental values that one has to demonstrate to be trustworthy (Westmarland & Rowe, 2016). Without a doubt, integrity and ethics are two important attributes for any person who aspires to be a law enforcement officer. Because police are expected to protect people citizens, they are expected to observe laws and act with honor in all aspects of their lives (Westmarland & Rowe, 2016). Ethics is important because it helps those aspiring to be law enforcers to be critical thinkers and also be analytical in their judgment. Ethics encourages personal responsibility, but integrity is equally important because it demonstrates how we exercise ethical principles in our daily endeavors at work. Integrity helps us exercise virtue of honesty and truth and people who demonstrate these important principles are dependable individuals. Making decisions as law enforcement officers, one needs to differentiate between morality, ethics, and the law (Lim & Sloan, 2016). Ethical reasoning can be described by two theories of consequentialism and deontological theories. Consequentialism is about judging the moral worth of the outcomes of...