Ethical considerations could be a concern for law enforcement officers moving forward into the future. Officers obviously have a desire to be ethical and do their job with the utmost morale possible, however the dilemmas they face to catch criminals and remain as ethical as possible is difficult. Off duty behavior, brutality, and corruption are big concerns now and for the future. People who regulate the law often find themselves needing to bend or break the law. More often than not, their fellow law enforcement officers will treat them with a lighter punishment or give no punishment at all because of their association with the governing association (Writing, 2014) Other ethical issues that should receive consideration as we move into the future are law enforcement officers who use their authority to further their own opinion and personal beliefs. Officers that use their authority or position to not be held accountable for their actions is another concern for the future. Officers withholding information, confidentiality, and discrimination are additional issues for the future for criminal justice officers (Banks, C. 2012) The criminal justice field needs to put forth the necessary effort to reduce ethical violations in the future. Training is one of the best tools that can be used to ensure that officers know what is right and wrong within the scope of their job, training should include on the job training as well as classroom training. Ethical issues will rise regularly and proper training could assist the officer to make the best possible ethical decision
2014, Alexis Writing http://www.ehow.com/list_6028332_ethical-issues-criminal-justice.html#ixzz2qz2n8ncq Banks, Cynthia, Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory & Practice, 2012 Retrieved from Chapters 1 & 2