Limits within Law Enforcement: Ethical Standards for Police Officers
Ethical Boundaries:
Limits within Law Enforcement
Ethical Standards for Police Officers
The ethical standards for a police officer have socially been set higher in regard to their professionalism on and off duty. These guidelines allow police officers to take an important role in society that allows provides them with a specific role within Americans culture and social structure. A democratic government comes with very specific rules, regulations and laws that provide citizens with guidelines to live their lives by. These guidelines allow for each citizens freedom while maintain order and justice to their prospective community and the nation as a whole. Police officer’s have a unique position that is thought of as a single representation for all police officer in the nation. If one officer performs an unethical act it reflects on all police officers and makes a police officer’s job harder when dealing with the public. Due to the importance of a police officer’s position they should be more focused on their actions on and off duty to represent their image in a positive manner to American citizens. A police officer’s failure to recognize the important of their position and the overall impact their actions can have on the nation’s view towards police officer is a mistake that can severely damage the relationship between law enforcement officials and the American public. A police officer must hold themselves to higher ethical standards then the average American citizen at all times and continuing to do this will build upon the relationship between law enforcement officers and the American public.
Ethical guidelines are important to live by but may be difficult to understand and apply to each individual’s personal life. Ethical standards can be different for everyone which can create it very difficult to maintain a lifestyle within the ethical guidelines created for the American people. Living within social and cultural guidelines appear to be easier due
Limits within Law Enforcement
Ethical Standards for Police Officers
The ethical standards for a police officer have socially been set higher in regard to their professionalism on and off duty. These guidelines allow police officers to take an important role in society that allows provides them with a specific role within Americans culture and social structure. A democratic government comes with very specific rules, regulations and laws that provide citizens with guidelines to live their lives by. These guidelines allow for each citizens freedom while maintain order and justice to their prospective community and the nation as a whole. Police officer’s have a unique position that is thought of as a single representation for all police officer in the nation. If one officer performs an unethical act it reflects on all police officers and makes a police officer’s job harder when dealing with the public. Due to the importance of a police officer’s position they should be more focused on their actions on and off duty to represent their image in a positive manner to American citizens. A police officer’s failure to recognize the important of their position and the overall impact their actions can have on the nation’s view towards police officer is a mistake that can severely damage the relationship between law enforcement officials and the American public. A police officer must hold themselves to higher ethical standards then the average American citizen at all times and continuing to do this will build upon the relationship between law enforcement officers and the American public.
Ethical guidelines are important to live by but may be difficult to understand and apply to each individual’s personal life. Ethical standards can be different for everyone which can create it very difficult to maintain a lifestyle within the ethical guidelines created for the American people. Living within social and cultural guidelines appear to be easier due
References: Mallor, J.P., Barnes, A.J., Bowers, T., & Langvardt, A.W. (2010). Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and Ecommerce Environment (14th ed.). New York : Irwin/McGraw Hill.