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Running head: 5-3 Final Project: Milestone Three: Theories, Values, and Duties Short Paper
5-3 Final Project: Milestone Three: Theories, Values, and Duties Short Paper
Ariel Lippencott
Southern New Hampshire University
JUS-455
11/25/23
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Ethical Theories and Personal Values
The ethical theories are deontology, utilitarianism, casuist, and virtue. The ethical theory I
would rely upon to address this dilemma is deontology. “Deontology is the theory that people
should act in accordance with certain rules or principles regardless of the consequences”
(Philosophy, 2022). This theory would be effective because it would allow me to act accordingly
by using my morals with certain rules and principles regardless of the consequences from the
mayor. For instance, the mayor is trying to use intimidation to challenge my duties and morals as
a police officer.
You separate personal morals from ethics by personality, attitude, and behavior of a
person. For instance, “the word ‘morals’ is derived from a Greek word “Mos” which means
custom. On the other hand, if we talk about ethics, it is also derived from a Greek word
“Ethikos” which means character. Put simply, morals are the customs established by group of
individuals whereas ethics defines the character of an individual” (Surbhi, 2023). It is important
because no matter what your personal beliefs are you must set them aside while performing your
duty as police officer, lawyer, etc. without any prejudice.
It is appropriate to let your morals guide your actions when you can “determine what is
right and wrong and act accordingly. You first gather the information, evaluate your information,
then decide and act” (Ponio,2021). In this scenario I could be swayed by the mayor because of
fear that his influence might negatively impact my employment, but my moral compass knows
that it is wrong to break the law and falsify the police report.
Duties
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My course of action if I were faced with this dilemma would be to call my supervisor to
let them know of the situation and to have him/her come that way I have an eyewitness. This
reaction would be appropriate and effective because it could help save my career. For instance, if
I did not contact my supervisor and I wrote the correct police report and took the mayor in he
could lie and with him being a higher authority they could believe him, and I could potentially
lose my job. With that being said, it would be effective to have my supervisor there to cover my
bases and that way the mayor can’t lie to get his way out of getting a DUI or anything else.
My responsibility as a professional in this scenario is to do the right thing even if it can
be difficult to do. The right and ethical thing to do is to write the correct report and take the
mayor into custody for his and society’s safety while he is under the influence. If do not write the
correct report and if the mayor does something else that is unethical, he could ask me to cover
for him again if I did what he wanted me to do. Also, if I wrote the correct police report and took
the mayor in and with him being a higher authority he could lie about the situation, and they
would believe him, and I could lose my job.
My ethical responsibility does take precedence over my personal views because of
conflict. For instance, in this scenario I must put my personal feelings aside and act ethically to
avoid conflict. If the two are conflicting, then I would need to step back and get someone else to
take over the case. For instance, if I have a case come in and I know the person then I would
have to hand the case off to another colleague.
Society’s changing views of acceptable behavior has impacted the way a criminal justice
practitioner performs their duties. It impacted them by being informed of society’s changes and
adapting their practices accordingly. Society’s change can also lead to changes in the legal
standards and court proceedings. For instance, the rights of LGBTQ individuals. They have
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become a large group today. Another change is rehabilitation and punishment. Today they been
doing more rehabilitation instead of harsh punishments. For instance, “rehabilitation is a better
option than punishment because punishment only makes an offender pay for the crime
committed not change their behavior. Rehabilitation gives offenders the chance to learn about
their problems and offers them the opportunity to learn how to change their behavior to not
commit a crime” (Admin, 2020).
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Admin. (2020, July 7).
Punishment vs rehabilitation in the Criminal Justice System Pros & Cons
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CJ US JOBS.
https://cjusjobs.com/punishment-vs-rehabilitation-in-the-criminal-justice-
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Philosophy, O. (2022, October 19).
What are the most common ethical theory examples
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Overtime
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Philosophy / Reviewing Your Favorite Ideologies.
https://overtimephilosophy.com/the-many-meanings-of-ethical-theories-and-
principles/#deontology
Ponio, J. (2021, March 25).
Moral Compass: What is it and how to use it
. Our Father’s House
Soup Kitchen.
https://ofhsoupkitchen.org/moral-compass
Surbhi, S. (2023, February 7).
Difference between morals and ethics (with examples and
comparison chart)
. Key Differences.
https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-
morals-and-ethics.html#:~:text=The%20major%20differences%20between%20Morals
%20and%20Ethics%20are,person%20himself%20which%20governs%20his%20life.
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