UOPX ADJ 235 - Personal Ethical Standards

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Ethical Standards 1 Personal Ethical Standards Your name ADJ 235 Due date Instructors name Ethical Standards 2 The situation described in the text is more than likely one that prison guards are faced with on a regular basis If I were to be placed in this type of situation I would not mail the letter for the inmate I came to this decision after carefully weighing the pros and cons I tend to follow most closely the ethical formalism line of thinking where moral actions are universal This suggests that if I mail a letter for one inmate I would have to do it for others as well this could lead to severe punishment should I get caught and I could possibly endanger the staff and inmates If these letters contain information on a plotted attack I will not know if I do not read them and if I do read them how do I come forward with the information I have The text suggests that if the officer were to mail this one letter the inmate may be able to help keep the others in check this is not the duty of the inmate it is the duty of the guards who are being paid to protect each other as well as the inmates This inmate obviously has some influence within the prison walls I was to bend the rules just once this inmate may let others know what I did and send them to me looking for other requests Ethical formalism states that individuals should always do the correct thing regardless of the consequences In this situation I am a firm believer in this line of thinking I will perform my job to the best of my ability and leave the rule breaking up to those less ethical than myself Ethical Standards 3 References Wilton Karen 2008 Deviance and Law Enforcement Associated Content Retrieved September 22 2010 from http www associatedcontent com article 1190442 law enforcement deviance html About 2009 Types of ethical systems Retrieved September 22 2010 from http atheism about com library FAQs phil blfaq phileth sys htm


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