PROFESSI0NAL CONDUCT

AND ETHICAL STANDARD

“CRIM 312”

Instructor: Sir PETER OCAMPO

Prepared By: Son Jr. Rogelio C.

Types of Normative Ethical Theory

Ethics
1. Utilitarian Ethics
- socially accepted standard of the society.
- Normative ethical system that is primarily concerned with the consequences of ethical decisions;
- Also called MORALITY or MORAL PHILOSOPY 2. Deontology
-It determines the right conduct and has the knowledge for what is right and wrong. - Most complex of all the ethical systems is the deontological theory.
• Origin of ethics - Deontology comes from the Greek word deon, meaning "obligation" or "duty."

1. Religion. 3. Virtue Ethics

- developed by Aristotle.
2. Beliefs 4. Ethics of Care
3. Morals - Also known as feminist ethics
Religion - Primarily concerned with caring for others.
- divine Command theory important is 5. Egoism
- Is a descriptive principle that does not tell you necessarily how you ought to behave, but rather
Moral, Dilema
why you behave the way you do.
- it is a situation cannot avoid discretion A wire Judgement
6. Religion or Divine Command Theory
Attributes of law enforement - Most widely used system to make ethical decisions and to conduct moral reasoning.
1) Courageous - officers who are willing to put theme selves in harm way. 7. Natural Law
2.) Perseverance - officers who are not easily deterred from doing the right thing." - Was espoused by Saint Thomas Aquinas,
- "good is to be done and promoted, and evil is to be avoided."
3.) Compassion - officers who can emphasize and sympathize with low breakers and victims. - Natural law asserts that what is good is natural, and what is natural is good.
4) Generosity - officers who offer themselves off duty by volunteering. 8. Social Contract Theory
5.) Truthfulness - officers who are trustworthy and who can be counted to speak the truth. - Is another descriptive theory about society and the relationship between rules and laws, and
6.) Good temper - officers who, when confronted. with difficulties situations, stay calm. why society needs them.
9. Rawls' Theory of Justice
Core Virtues of Law Enforcement justice.
- John Rawls (1921-2002) was a contemporary philosopher who studied theories surrounding

1.) Prudence - officers with the ability to decide the correct action. - Not focused on helping individuals cope with ethical dilemmas
2.) Self-interest - officers with the ability to decide the correct action to take when rules and policy are MODERN ETHICAL ISSUES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
present. • Off-Duty Life
3) Intellectual Honesty - Officers who act while weighing what they learned in framing! • Upholding the Law and the Citizen's Rights
• Necessary Force
4.) Justice - officers who treat everyone fairly, regardless of personal biases.
• Acting Impartially
5.) Responsibility - officers who understand what is right and that there are other courses of action.
6 PILLARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
6.) Courage – Officers who place themselves in danger intellectually and physically.
1.) Trustworthiness
CATEGORIES OF ETHICAL THEORIES - includes integrity, promise-keeping, and loyalty
1. Normative Theory 2.) Respect
- Describe not only what ought to be done - treating everyone with respect
- Often called an ethical system 3.) Responsibility
2. Meta-ethics Theory - includes accountability, pursuit of excellence, and self-restraint.
- This theory does not address how a person should behave; 4.) Justice and Fairness.
- Related more to the study of the ethical theory itself.
- includes equity and demonstrating due process
3. Applied Ethics Theory 5.) Caring
- It describes the application of normative theories to specific issues,
- showing concern for others
- Applied Ethics is defined as "theories of ethics concerned with the application of normative
6.) Civic virtue and Citizenship
ethics to particular ethical issues.
-being socially conscious