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CJ 230 Module Five Practice Activity Template Objective Summary of Decision-Making Process Complete the table below by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. Scenario: You are a state patrol officer, on duty, who has observed a car unable to stay in its lane. When you pull the car over, you realize that the driver is also a state patrol officer who you know well and whose wife has a friendship with your wife. You have engaged in several social activities with him in the past. He is a very popular and likeable colleague in the department. As you engage with him after pulling him over, you notice that there is a strong scent of alcohol on his breath and that he is slurring his speech. When asked if he had something to drink, he says that he has just come from the retirement party of a popular police chief. He adds that he would be willing to park his car and have his wife pick him up if you could let this error slide, and states, “Law enforcement officers need to support each other.” As a patrol officer, you also have an obligation to enforce traffic laws and maintain public safety. Step 1: Identify the facts Step 2: Identify relevant values and concepts Step 3: Identify all possible moral dilemmas for each party involved Step 4: Decide what is the most immediate moral or ethical issue facing the individual Step 5: Resolve the ethical or moral dilemma by using an ethical system or some other means of decision making Observed a traffic stop caused by a driver who was unable to maintain lane integrity while on duty. The motorist was determined to be a retired state patrol officer who was driving home after a retirement party. The officer is well-liked and well-respected by his coworkers; my wife and I are close friends with him and his wife and have enjoyed spending time with both at work and at social gatherings. Enforcing the law and maintaining public safety are my two primary moral and ethical responsibilities as a law enforcement officer. Even though the other person is also a police officer, they need to have been I need to decide if it's better to let my colleague officer carry out his request or to arrest him. His job and reputation could be ruined if I were to arrest him. If I release him, he won't get the message and could Serving the public is my first responsibility in my role as a public servant. Protecting the public and adhering to the law are my top concerns. In order to maintain a positive working relationship, support the officer's

Step 1: Identify the facts Step 2: Identify relevant values and concepts Step 3: Identify all possible moral dilemmas for each party involved Step 4: Decide what is the most immediate moral or ethical issue facing the individual Step 5: Resolve the ethical or moral dilemma by using an ethical system or some other means of decision making He was heavily intoxicated and spoke with a slur. more self-aware, accepted responsibility for their conduct, and adhered to the principle of "police 'ethics' and 'integrity'" (Westmarland, 2020). At this point, it needs to choose a course of action to safeguard friendship. perhaps harm or murder someone again in the future. career, and ensure that this does not happen again, I will issue a careless driving ticket to validate the traffic stop. I will also inform the officer that he is not allowed to drive or return home. That as a discipline measure, he will accompany me in the squad car's rear and spend the night in a separate cell until he becomes sober. Objective Summary: On that particular night, I was on patrol when I saw a car swerving wildly; following my training and the protocol expected of me, I pulled over the driver to stop the car and prevent any harm from coming to anyone else. It became clear to me as I moved forward with the matter that this person was a friend and off-duty police officer. In the eyes of his fellow officers, he is an honorable and well-respected officer. He chose to drive home after becoming drunk at a retirement party that night. Now he's pleading with us to overlook everything and let him park his car; his wife will come and get him. Now that I'm thinking about what he said and what he asked, I realize he could have chosen not to drive while drunk at the party. In order to maintain a positive working relationship, support the officer's career, and ensure that this does not happen again, I will

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