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Case Scenario: Questionable Ethics

 

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Questionable Ethics

            Questioning your partners behaviors may have consequential repercussion; the children’s liberties however may have been severely violated by law enforcement. Due process gives all citizens the right to our constitutional laws and values, therefore, it is extremely important that we understand them. At the age of fourteen, some would claim that the cognitive process of youthful individuals has not rooted the significance of these concepts, and, law enforcement knows this. As a partner of this investigation, making the ethical choice is obviously something that will tip the balance one way or the other. Ethical theories may derive from many source such as morality, family dynamics, and/or social surrounding, therefore, in addition to ethical models, the decision making process for many can be become a daunting challenge.

Interviewing Children

            Laws that are forwarded toadults have no significant difference and/or exception when used on minors.  Certain laws protect those in questionable positions; therefore, documenting the interview is vital to the protection of the investigation itself. From this prospective, the ethical theory in question would be that of a human rights-based model, leaning to the dutiful function of protecting the investigational process, the rights to the subject, as well as protecting the professional value of one’s position (Arnold, 2007, pp. 46-47).

Professional Path

            As the investigative officer that was not present during the confession, knowing that documentation will soon follow, I would note this absence within my report. Additionally, I would report it my supervisor, verbally stating my position within the investigations outcome. Comradery, brother/sisterhood, and close grouping of extended families are what law enforcement is associated with, thus, one would also consider the personal implications to their professional decision/s(Morris, 2007, pp. 29-30). Saying something and solidifying it with evidence such as my report is an ethical process itself.

Personal Account

            From a personal stand point, duty and truth characteristics would solidify my position on the topic, therefore, making and supporting my choice of reporting would be my course of action. Additionally, at the point of the investigation in which I’m told that case is closed, I would challenge my partner’s actions not by what happened within the interview, more on the lines of why you broke policy and protocol.But then again, I’m not an officer, yet, being truthful regarding the procedural interruption and the potential existence of a biased process, being morally honest is not a hard choice(GREENBERG, 2014, pp. 1288-89).

Conclusion

Questionable actions often lead us to question the ethical and/or unethical decision made by individuals. In the case of the two minors, there may be some justification to the officer’s behavioral conduct, however, due diligence and close scrutiny of when to say something, how is it communicated , and to whom we communicate with are avenues may provide additional risk  to one’s own safety. Ethical perceptive will vary on differentiating topics, some may agree, while others rebuttal and discredit claims, however, this does not mean that one theoretical and ethical concept is more important than the next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

Arnold, E. C. (2007). Ethical Theories: Ethical Decision Making Models. In E. C. Arnold, Interpersonal Relation (pp. 46-47). St. Louis MI.: Saunders.

GREENBERG, M. (2014, March 1st). The Moral Impact Theory of Law. . Ebsco Host, pp. 1288-1289.

Morris, M. a. (2007). The APA Code of Ethics. In M. a. Morris, Psychology: Concepts and Applications (pp. 29-30). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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