Ethcial Worksheet Week3
University of Phoenix Material
Ethical Dilemma Worksheet
Incident Review
|What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. |
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|The ethical issues is deciding rather the officers should arrest the suspect and lie on the report. The officers believed the |
|individual was driving under the influence. The felt he was a risk to himself and everyone else around him. The problem is before |
|the law enforcement officer can make an arrest there has to be a clear sign of probable cause if an officer neglects to find |
|probable cause before arresting the individual when the trial comes along, the case will be dismissed in court and the offender |
|will walk away free. Also, the wife only states she was scared and called the police. According to "Domestic Assault |
|Laws" (2013), “You can be charged with domestic assault for a range of actions, from threatening a spouse or girlfriend to |
|attacking a family member with a deadly weapon. It isn’t necessary for you to injure the other person to be charged with domestic |
|violence.” Domestic Assault / Domestic violence laws: The criminal charges and possible penalties in Texas). What should the moral|
|agent do? |
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|What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any important |
|potential economic, social, or political
Ethical Dilemma Worksheet
Incident Review
|What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. |
| |
|The ethical issues is deciding rather the officers should arrest the suspect and lie on the report. The officers believed the |
|individual was driving under the influence. The felt he was a risk to himself and everyone else around him. The problem is before |
|the law enforcement officer can make an arrest there has to be a clear sign of probable cause if an officer neglects to find |
|probable cause before arresting the individual when the trial comes along, the case will be dismissed in court and the offender |
|will walk away free. Also, the wife only states she was scared and called the police. According to "Domestic Assault |
|Laws" (2013), “You can be charged with domestic assault for a range of actions, from threatening a spouse or girlfriend to |
|attacking a family member with a deadly weapon. It isn’t necessary for you to injure the other person to be charged with domestic |
|violence.” Domestic Assault / Domestic violence laws: The criminal charges and possible penalties in Texas). What should the moral|
|agent do? |
| |
| |
|What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any important |
|potential economic, social, or political
References: Domestic Assault Laws. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.mytexasdefenselawyer.com/texas-criminal-laws-penalties/domestic-assault-laws/ University of Phoenix. (na). Law Enforcement Scenario. Retrieved from University of Phoenix, CJA/324 website. U.S. Constitution. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_duep.html