Slippery Slope Research Paper
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Slippery Slope
9/18/2014
Slippery Slope Many individuals come victim to a specific action or favor for another for personal gain or to be ahead of the game (cheat). Unfortunately Politicians and Law Enforcement are not exempt from the list. Slippery slope is defined as a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things or outcomes (Merriam-Webster dictionary, 2014). Police work in itself, especially undercover work basically puts an officer in the position to make tough decisions. An officer may have to pretend to be connected with a drug king which entails dealing drugs and money to other drug kings and users (Police Crime News, 2014). …show more content…
For example: The movies are somewhat true in the fact that police lie to hostages and kidnappers in order to save the victims, one may say a white lie to the media in order to get some relief from the media, while interrogating or interviewing Police are trained to lie in order to get information, Police try to avoid nonsense calls like the neighbor is being loud or the dog wont stop barking etc., Police even manipulate the work system by trading and/or selling days off and even most requested work orders, Police may try to manuever oneself in a position to make an extra $5000 a year more, Police invade privacy on a regular basis with hidden cameras and recording devices to solve a case, and last but certainly not least, Police involved in a drug sting operation actually make a product and set up citizens to buy the product, then arrest the citizen; I find something morally and ethically wrong with that set-up (Police Crime News, …show more content…
Ruiz, J. 1999). There are always going to be endless temptations and offers that police, like everyone else, have to battle. It is crucial that the signs of stress, anxiety, depression, and all other negative traits are caught early in the screening process (Griffin, C. Ruiz, J. 1999). Spontaneous psychological testing should be put into practice during the duration of the time on the force because the job entails unknown events in which can deeply hurt an officer mentally, physically and the officer may even develop a case of PTSD (Griffin, C. Ruiz, J. 1999). Making sure that the people that protect us and our streets day in and day out is imparritive.
We as everyday individuals leading lives employed with companies that involve filing, scanning, making/taking phone calls, etc. need to be aware and appreciative what the police do for our communities. We also need to remember that the police are still human just like you and I and that there is going to come a time that an officer makes a mistake or makes a bad decision that could possibly place one behind
Slippery Slope
9/18/2014
Slippery Slope Many individuals come victim to a specific action or favor for another for personal gain or to be ahead of the game (cheat). Unfortunately Politicians and Law Enforcement are not exempt from the list. Slippery slope is defined as a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things or outcomes (Merriam-Webster dictionary, 2014). Police work in itself, especially undercover work basically puts an officer in the position to make tough decisions. An officer may have to pretend to be connected with a drug king which entails dealing drugs and money to other drug kings and users (Police Crime News, 2014). …show more content…
For example: The movies are somewhat true in the fact that police lie to hostages and kidnappers in order to save the victims, one may say a white lie to the media in order to get some relief from the media, while interrogating or interviewing Police are trained to lie in order to get information, Police try to avoid nonsense calls like the neighbor is being loud or the dog wont stop barking etc., Police even manipulate the work system by trading and/or selling days off and even most requested work orders, Police may try to manuever oneself in a position to make an extra $5000 a year more, Police invade privacy on a regular basis with hidden cameras and recording devices to solve a case, and last but certainly not least, Police involved in a drug sting operation actually make a product and set up citizens to buy the product, then arrest the citizen; I find something morally and ethically wrong with that set-up (Police Crime News, …show more content…
Ruiz, J. 1999). There are always going to be endless temptations and offers that police, like everyone else, have to battle. It is crucial that the signs of stress, anxiety, depression, and all other negative traits are caught early in the screening process (Griffin, C. Ruiz, J. 1999). Spontaneous psychological testing should be put into practice during the duration of the time on the force because the job entails unknown events in which can deeply hurt an officer mentally, physically and the officer may even develop a case of PTSD (Griffin, C. Ruiz, J. 1999). Making sure that the people that protect us and our streets day in and day out is imparritive.
We as everyday individuals leading lives employed with companies that involve filing, scanning, making/taking phone calls, etc. need to be aware and appreciative what the police do for our communities. We also need to remember that the police are still human just like you and I and that there is going to come a time that an officer makes a mistake or makes a bad decision that could possibly place one behind