As stated within the article Police Ethics: The Creed by Chuck Klein, ethical behavior can be defined as a set of moral values and principles that are based on honesty, truthfulness, and have been accepted in professional situations (Klein, 2012). Ethics, or otherwise associated with morals, is seen as the determination between what is right and wrong (Resnik, 2011). Conversely, ethics and morals are relatively different in the definition that morals represent the kind of characteristic an individual possesses whilst ethics is the code of conduct that applies to said morals (Wise, 2015). This code of conduct is seen within multiple professions thru the ideology of the unwritten rule, “Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you”, (Resnik, 2011). Specifically, a profession that strongly integrates ethics is the Criminal Justice Profession due to the importance to distinguish between the conduct of a criminal, victim, and ethically correct officer. Policing recognizes that ethics builds trust, respect, and communication within communities therefore the code of ethics is strongly enforced (COPS Office, 2015). As the researcher begins to understand the importance of ethics, an own definition of ethics is composed. Ethics is the written understanding …show more content…
For example when an officer responds to a call certain categories are examined which include the officers decision making skill, cooperation, professional attitude, and level of commitment (Carter, 2006). These categories all contribute to whether or not an officer demonstrates professionalism within the work field. The writer concurs that professionalism is the ability to understand, respond, and infer proper behaviors and reactions to certain situation. With professionalism incorporated within a police force, integrity is present as