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Ethics
Police Ethics
Police Department Ethics
Ethics are a sticky situation that most people, no matter what their occupation, have to deal with. When it comes to a job like that of a police officer, it is an even more important consideration. Police have the power and backing to take life away from the individuals they pursue. Officers daily make decisions that can seriously affect their lives and those of the public. Thus it is important to understand the overall ethics of the force.
In general, police are as ethical as anyone else. They have the same concerns and needs as any citizen, but their job entitles them to more power than the average person. If an officer does not have a secure moral compass, they can easily make decisions that will endanger the public. Case in point is Officer Matt Paul. His actions were many times seen as overly aggressive, and this was not just toward the public, but toward fellow officers also (Byron, 2011). However, this seems to be a fairly isolated case.
An officer is tasked with protecting and serving the public. This means that the police protect citizens from people who break the law, on any level, and that they are on hand to assist citizens also. The...
A report by Lewis Kamb (2006) at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer tells the story of a number of officers who have been convicted of crimes, but continue to be eligible for pension money. This does not necessarily come under the guise of corruption (such as was evident in the character Sullivan in the movie "The Departed"), but it is definitely an oversight on the part of the department. The subculture among the police encourages loyalty to one another and an officer can be blackballed by his or her fellow officers for telling on a colleague. The fact that police officers have literally gotten away with murder is well documented, and there are likely many cases that will always be completely unknown. However, officers are likely to be less likely to be unethical or criminal when their every action is captured on tape.
All of these elements of unethical and criminal behavior by police officers were depicted in the…
References
Byron, L. (2011). Concerns about deputy's use of force raised years ago. King 5 News. Retrieved from http://www.king5.com/home/use-of-force-academy- 122598629.html
Kamb, L. (2006, May 11). Conduct unbecoming: Taxpayers foot the bill for keeping bad cops on the job. Seattle Post Intelligencer. Retrieved from http://o.seattlepi.com/local/269669_pension11.asp
Pitt, B., Grey, B., & King, G. (Producers), & Scorsese, M. (Director). (2006). The Departed. United States: Warner Bros.
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