Police Ethics
Ethics is an important element in the police force. Actions of police officers are guided by certain standards, and practices that will ensure the integrity of people working as police officers. These standards and practices form the ethical code of conduct for the police force. While carrying out his mandate, Officer Herrera broke numerous ethical practices that guide the police force. Herrera used unnecessary force while making arrests, carried out searches without a warrant, drafted false charges and stole from suspected criminals. Without a doubt, these activities by Officer Herrera are unethical and against the police force code of conduct. Nevertheless, it is the work environment that Officer Herrera found himself in, which …show more content…
Moreover, according to the value learning perspective, culture plays a role in influencing a worker to respond and act in the same manner that his colleagues are behaving. New and young workers are learning from their colleagues and that is the reason they will easily adapt to their behavioral patterns in the workplace (Braswell, McCarthy & McCarthy, 2014). These inexperienced workers will seek to behave in the same manner that their fellow workers are behaving. Officer Herrera was learning from the senior officers in his department. For instance, Finnigan was a role model to him, and Herrera did what Finnigan ordered him to do, despite the orders being illegal. Herrera thought that he was learning and deriving value from his role model. Basing on these facts, the value learning perspective explains the unethical conduct of Herrera and other police officers in the Special Operations …show more content…
Consequentialists believe that the consequences of the conduct of an individual should be the basis of judging whether he is right or wrong (Braswell, McCarthy & McCarthy, 2014). Before the formation of the Special Operations Section, Chicago was experiencing a high rate of violence, murder and illegal drug abuse. The unethical activities of the Special Operations Section played an important role in reducing the rate of crime within Chicago. In fact, Chicago became safer with the existence of this unit. Consequentialist theorists will therefore argue that the actions of the special unit resulted to a greater good. It is therefore necessary to ignore the unethical behavior of the Special Operations Section because the end result was beneficial to the
Ethics is an important element in the police force. Actions of police officers are guided by certain standards, and practices that will ensure the integrity of people working as police officers. These standards and practices form the ethical code of conduct for the police force. While carrying out his mandate, Officer Herrera broke numerous ethical practices that guide the police force. Herrera used unnecessary force while making arrests, carried out searches without a warrant, drafted false charges and stole from suspected criminals. Without a doubt, these activities by Officer Herrera are unethical and against the police force code of conduct. Nevertheless, it is the work environment that Officer Herrera found himself in, which …show more content…
Moreover, according to the value learning perspective, culture plays a role in influencing a worker to respond and act in the same manner that his colleagues are behaving. New and young workers are learning from their colleagues and that is the reason they will easily adapt to their behavioral patterns in the workplace (Braswell, McCarthy & McCarthy, 2014). These inexperienced workers will seek to behave in the same manner that their fellow workers are behaving. Officer Herrera was learning from the senior officers in his department. For instance, Finnigan was a role model to him, and Herrera did what Finnigan ordered him to do, despite the orders being illegal. Herrera thought that he was learning and deriving value from his role model. Basing on these facts, the value learning perspective explains the unethical conduct of Herrera and other police officers in the Special Operations …show more content…
Consequentialists believe that the consequences of the conduct of an individual should be the basis of judging whether he is right or wrong (Braswell, McCarthy & McCarthy, 2014). Before the formation of the Special Operations Section, Chicago was experiencing a high rate of violence, murder and illegal drug abuse. The unethical activities of the Special Operations Section played an important role in reducing the rate of crime within Chicago. In fact, Chicago became safer with the existence of this unit. Consequentialist theorists will therefore argue that the actions of the special unit resulted to a greater good. It is therefore necessary to ignore the unethical behavior of the Special Operations Section because the end result was beneficial to the