Ethics in Criminal Justice
Ethical Paper 1
Code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the responsibilities and expectations of a particular person who is a member of a group or even a community. When I analyze the definition of code of conduct I think of the word laws and how both definitions are different and similar to one another. The definition of laws is a system of rules, regulations, principles, and guidelines that are established and enforced by an institution or even a community to govern behavior and order. In simple comparison laws act as the main idea of the picture that everyone must follow, and if not followed the way that the law is set then one is breaking the law. On the other hand, code of conduct can be differentiated depending on the situation you are a part of; such as, a particular group, job, or community. In relation to the movie, The Departed; the laws of our everyday life was still there. The laws of our current world were no different from theirs, but they had a whole different set of codes of conduct that they had to follow and obey depending on which group they were in no matter if the actually law was being broken. Both definitions are different in itself and one would think that the actually law is most important but in this movie and in some real life cases, code of conduct is more important. For example, in the movie Jack Nicholson’s character played as almost a dictator in the film. He was the king of a Boston Mod and every decision made had to go through him, he called all the shots in the community; as if he was the ruler of the community. Everything that he and his mod did was against the law but was a part of their codes of conduct. If any of the members didn’t follow the codes of conduct of the group they will be killed. Leonardo DiCaprio’s character’s laws and code of conduct was extremely complex to follow. He worked for an agency (the police department) that swears to obey, enforce, and
Code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the responsibilities and expectations of a particular person who is a member of a group or even a community. When I analyze the definition of code of conduct I think of the word laws and how both definitions are different and similar to one another. The definition of laws is a system of rules, regulations, principles, and guidelines that are established and enforced by an institution or even a community to govern behavior and order. In simple comparison laws act as the main idea of the picture that everyone must follow, and if not followed the way that the law is set then one is breaking the law. On the other hand, code of conduct can be differentiated depending on the situation you are a part of; such as, a particular group, job, or community. In relation to the movie, The Departed; the laws of our everyday life was still there. The laws of our current world were no different from theirs, but they had a whole different set of codes of conduct that they had to follow and obey depending on which group they were in no matter if the actually law was being broken. Both definitions are different in itself and one would think that the actually law is most important but in this movie and in some real life cases, code of conduct is more important. For example, in the movie Jack Nicholson’s character played as almost a dictator in the film. He was the king of a Boston Mod and every decision made had to go through him, he called all the shots in the community; as if he was the ruler of the community. Everything that he and his mod did was against the law but was a part of their codes of conduct. If any of the members didn’t follow the codes of conduct of the group they will be killed. Leonardo DiCaprio’s character’s laws and code of conduct was extremely complex to follow. He worked for an agency (the police department) that swears to obey, enforce, and