Cj340 Unit 1 Research Paper
Unit 1 Branched Scenario
Colleen Garland
CJ340: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics
Kaplan University
Abstract
In the Unit1 branched scenario I am an officer working the midnight shift with my partner. We pull over a vehicle that does not have functioning taillights. My partner has a bad feeling about the driver and asks him to exit the vehicle, searches inside, and finds a handgun concealed under the front seat. My partner then proceeds to arrest the driver and at the station there is a hit on the gun being evidence in a homicide. When confronted with this information, the driver confesses. My partner tells me his going to lie in his report about where the gun was, I try to convince him to be truthful, and I report the incident to my supervisor who informs me that my partner already told him what happened and that I was mistaken about where he found the gun. I will be answering where in this situation there was a loss of ethics and how I would cope with being ostracized by my peers and superiors for doing the right thing.
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Not having the support from my supervisor or administration would be a devastating blow; members of law enforcement are supposed to be held to the highest ethical code there is. Without the support from my supervisor, I may have to ask for a transfer. Something such as the scenario that took place is a serious matter, and if falsifying reports in order to possibly get an indictment and conviction is how that department works, then I would rather not work there. There may be other officers in the department who have a strong moral background, but people in all professions learn from their leaders. If the man at the top accepts the fact that officers must do whatever it takes to catch the bad guy, then it is reasonable to assume that there are officers who will do just that (Cartwright, 2010). If a transfer is out of the question, then I would try to find a way to improve moral and reinforce the code of
Colleen Garland
CJ340: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics
Kaplan University
Abstract
In the Unit1 branched scenario I am an officer working the midnight shift with my partner. We pull over a vehicle that does not have functioning taillights. My partner has a bad feeling about the driver and asks him to exit the vehicle, searches inside, and finds a handgun concealed under the front seat. My partner then proceeds to arrest the driver and at the station there is a hit on the gun being evidence in a homicide. When confronted with this information, the driver confesses. My partner tells me his going to lie in his report about where the gun was, I try to convince him to be truthful, and I report the incident to my supervisor who informs me that my partner already told him what happened and that I was mistaken about where he found the gun. I will be answering where in this situation there was a loss of ethics and how I would cope with being ostracized by my peers and superiors for doing the right thing.
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Not having the support from my supervisor or administration would be a devastating blow; members of law enforcement are supposed to be held to the highest ethical code there is. Without the support from my supervisor, I may have to ask for a transfer. Something such as the scenario that took place is a serious matter, and if falsifying reports in order to possibly get an indictment and conviction is how that department works, then I would rather not work there. There may be other officers in the department who have a strong moral background, but people in all professions learn from their leaders. If the man at the top accepts the fact that officers must do whatever it takes to catch the bad guy, then it is reasonable to assume that there are officers who will do just that (Cartwright, 2010). If a transfer is out of the question, then I would try to find a way to improve moral and reinforce the code of