
Police Ethics
A Matter of Character
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Published on 1. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-928916-22-2 (ISBN)
Description
Police officers make thousands of important, life-changing decisions everyday. In order to promote and ensure justice, these decisions must be fair and even-handed. Police officers cannot think or act as if they are free to define what is legal and what is illegal or to decide who is inherently good and who is inherently bad. They must act in an ethical manner. Yet, police officers are given a limited amount of training in police ethics. Often times, it consists solely of a list of do's and don'ts. This book was written to emphasize the importance of police ethics. The authors seek to treat police officers as the intelligent and knowledgeable people that they are, instead of discussing what to do and what not to do. This book discusses various schools of ethical thought in a way that works from the ground up, moving from a general understanding toward practical applications. Readers will gain a workable understanding of ethics that can be applied to the entire gamut of situations they encounter on the street every day.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-928916-22-2 (9781928916222)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
PART I: The Setting. 1. The New Police Professionalism. 2. Why Be Ethical? PART II: Ethical Frameworks. 3. What is Character? 4. The Development of Character. 5. Ethical Formalism. 6. Utilitarianism. 7. An Ethic to Live By. 8. Judgment Calls. PART III: Applications. 9. Types of Police Misconduct. 10. Corruption of Authority and Police Crime. 11. Noble Cause Corruption: Confronting Dirty Harry. 12. Ineptitude and Personal Misconduct. PART IV: Implications. 13. The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics. 14. On Becoming a Good Officer. Bibliographical Essay.