Within this writing assignment, I will discuss my opinions on, how Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development might be incorporated into the Justice System. I will show how the concept of justice relates to the field of criminal justice and how it’s applied by law enforcement officers.
- Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development took place in a sequence of events that developed into a broad growth of rational ability or knowledgeable reason. Kohlberg’s studies led him to believe there are three stages of moral development. The Kohlberg’s three stages of moral development that consist of six levels, which are Obedience and punishment orientation, self-interest orientation, interpersonal accord and conformity along with the general ethical principles. …show more content…
They tend to believe that orientation of personal conscience have priority over law. Like in law enforcement some police may have locus of control which is psychological concept that refers to how strongly they believe they have control over any situations and experiences which affects their lives on and off duty. In law enforcement police use a certain amount of force that is utilized in controlling a situation that you may need to use to produce compliance. Law enforcement officer constantly find themselves in a situation where they need to be control of their actions and the actions of …show more content…
First, let’s define corruption, it is the illegal use of legitimate authority; and any behavior that abuses and therefore crosses the parameters of one’s power can be classified as corruption (White, 1999). When a police officer has been accused of corruption, it could be that they are lying and falsifying reports, planting drugs framing innocent people, committing perjuring, robbing drug dealers. There are a number of ways to prevent or control police corruption one way is to have a commission overseeing all aspects of the police departments. The number of known federal, state and local law enforcement officers in prison has increased fivefold from 1994 to 1998; 107 imprisoned in 1994 to a high of 548 in 1998 (White, 1999). There is no way to totally eradicate corruption, but there are steps we can take to reduce it. The three areas we need to focus on is officer training, personal characters, and the incentives program. The first step is to implement stricter screening methods with the hopes of hiring someone with good character and who will fight corruption. Hopefully, the new hired can successfully pass the integrity obstacles, and become an honest police officer. The department must reinforce the ethical behavior
- Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development took place in a sequence of events that developed into a broad growth of rational ability or knowledgeable reason. Kohlberg’s studies led him to believe there are three stages of moral development. The Kohlberg’s three stages of moral development that consist of six levels, which are Obedience and punishment orientation, self-interest orientation, interpersonal accord and conformity along with the general ethical principles. …show more content…
They tend to believe that orientation of personal conscience have priority over law. Like in law enforcement some police may have locus of control which is psychological concept that refers to how strongly they believe they have control over any situations and experiences which affects their lives on and off duty. In law enforcement police use a certain amount of force that is utilized in controlling a situation that you may need to use to produce compliance. Law enforcement officer constantly find themselves in a situation where they need to be control of their actions and the actions of …show more content…
First, let’s define corruption, it is the illegal use of legitimate authority; and any behavior that abuses and therefore crosses the parameters of one’s power can be classified as corruption (White, 1999). When a police officer has been accused of corruption, it could be that they are lying and falsifying reports, planting drugs framing innocent people, committing perjuring, robbing drug dealers. There are a number of ways to prevent or control police corruption one way is to have a commission overseeing all aspects of the police departments. The number of known federal, state and local law enforcement officers in prison has increased fivefold from 1994 to 1998; 107 imprisoned in 1994 to a high of 548 in 1998 (White, 1999). There is no way to totally eradicate corruption, but there are steps we can take to reduce it. The three areas we need to focus on is officer training, personal characters, and the incentives program. The first step is to implement stricter screening methods with the hopes of hiring someone with good character and who will fight corruption. Hopefully, the new hired can successfully pass the integrity obstacles, and become an honest police officer. The department must reinforce the ethical behavior