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    This document outlines several key concepts in professional conduct and ethics for law enforcement. It discusses seven major normative ethical theories: utilitarian ethics, deontology, virtue ethics, ethics of care, egoism, divine command theory, and natural law. It also covers modern ethical issues in law enforcement like the use of necessary force and acting impartially. Finally, it identifies six pillars of law enforcement: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, justice and fairness, caring, and civic virtue/citizenship.

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    PROFESSI0NAL CONDUCT

    AND ETHICAL STANDARD


    “CRIM 312”

    Instructor: Sir PETER OCAMPO

    Prepared By: Son Jr. Rogelio C.

    Types of Normative Ethical Theory


    Ethics
    1. Utilitarian Ethics
    - socially accepted standard of the society.
    - Normative ethical system that is primarily concerned with the consequences of ethical decisions;
    - Also called MORALITY or MORAL PHILOSOPY 2. Deontology
    -It determines the right conduct and has the knowledge for what is right and wrong. - Most complex of all the ethical systems is the deontological theory.
    • Origin of ethics - Deontology comes from the Greek word deon, meaning "obligation" or "duty."

    1. Religion. 3. Virtue Ethics


    - developed by Aristotle.
    2. Beliefs 4. Ethics of Care
    3. Morals - Also known as feminist ethics
    Religion - Primarily concerned with caring for others.
    - divine Command theory important is 5. Egoism
    - Is a descriptive principle that does not tell you necessarily how you ought to behave, but rather
    Moral, Dilema
    why you behave the way you do.
    - it is a situation cannot avoid discretion A wire Judgement
    6. Religion or Divine Command Theory
    Attributes of law enforement - Most widely used system to make ethical decisions and to conduct moral reasoning.
    1) Courageous - officers who are willing to put theme selves in harm way. 7. Natural Law
    2.) Perseverance - officers who are not easily deterred from doing the right thing." - Was espoused by Saint Thomas Aquinas,
    - "good is to be done and promoted, and evil is to be avoided."
    3.) Compassion - officers who can emphasize and sympathize with low breakers and victims. - Natural law asserts that what is good is natural, and what is natural is good.
    4) Generosity - officers who offer themselves off duty by volunteering. 8. Social Contract Theory
    5.) Truthfulness - officers who are trustworthy and who can be counted to speak the truth. - Is another descriptive theory about society and the relationship between rules and laws, and
    6.) Good temper - officers who, when confronted. with difficulties situations, stay calm. why society needs them.
    9. Rawls' Theory of Justice
    Core Virtues of Law Enforcement justice.
    - John Rawls (1921-2002) was a contemporary philosopher who studied theories surrounding

    1.) Prudence - officers with the ability to decide the correct action. - Not focused on helping individuals cope with ethical dilemmas
    2.) Self-interest - officers with the ability to decide the correct action to take when rules and policy are MODERN ETHICAL ISSUES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
    present. • Off-Duty Life
    3) Intellectual Honesty - Officers who act while weighing what they learned in framing! • Upholding the Law and the Citizen's Rights
    • Necessary Force
    4.) Justice - officers who treat everyone fairly, regardless of personal biases.
    • Acting Impartially
    5.) Responsibility - officers who understand what is right and that there are other courses of action.
    6 PILLARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
    6.) Courage – Officers who place themselves in danger intellectually and physically.
    1.) Trustworthiness
    CATEGORIES OF ETHICAL THEORIES - includes integrity, promise-keeping, and loyalty
    1. Normative Theory 2.) Respect
    - Describe not only what ought to be done - treating everyone with respect
    - Often called an ethical system 3.) Responsibility
    2. Meta-ethics Theory - includes accountability, pursuit of excellence, and self-restraint.
    - This theory does not address how a person should behave; 4.) Justice and Fairness.
    - Related more to the study of the ethical theory itself.
    - includes equity and demonstrating due process
    3. Applied Ethics Theory 5.) Caring
    - It describes the application of normative theories to specific issues,
    - showing concern for others
    - Applied Ethics is defined as "theories of ethics concerned with the application of normative
    6.) Civic virtue and Citizenship
    ethics to particular ethical issues.
    -being socially conscious

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