Ethical Dilemma’s in Decision Making Steven A. Hayes Wilmington University Abstract Throughout history law enforcement officers have been given the power and responsibility to use discretion while preforming their assigned duties. In early history‚ law enforcement officers were given a lot of discretion‚ where as now‚ they do not. Many laws have restricted officer discretion because of abuse. There are many different scenarios when and how an officer can use discretion and as well as how
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History When people first started to get involved in environmental ethics‚ the choices were based on “how does it benefit humans”. Most ethical perspectives were anthropocentric‚ human interests at the expense of nonhuman things. Such as clear cutting‚ or burning because we as humans can benefit more from the wood or the land‚ than the animals can benefit from it. The value of nonhuman things would depend on what the human needed the nonhuman thing for. In the early 1970’s some members
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An Ethical Dilemma Aker & Aker is one of the top five accounting firms in the United States. It is providing multiple accounting services in personal money management and corporations. Jack had been working under Aker & Aker for over 17 years since he graduated from school. He has devoted most of his time (60-70 hours) in order to become a great supporter in the company‚ and no one can deny that he work hard more than anyone else. Jack’s colleague‚ Carla‚ who is also a great accountant‚
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Research Summary and Ethical Considerations: A Study of the Effects of Physical Activity on Asthmatic Symptoms and Obesity Risk in Elementary School-Aged Children Research Summary and Ethical Considerations: A Study of the Effects of Physical Activity on Asthmatic Symptoms and Obesity Risk in Elementary School-Aged Children “According to statistics presented by the National Interview Survey (2010) there are approximately 7.1 million children in the United States who have asthma.” (U.S. Department
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through the analysis of a clinical case study using the principles of biomedical ethics approach. Application of the principles of autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ and justice will be dissected in order to attempt to establish resolution of the ethical dilemma. The main conflict in this case study deals with whether the wishes of an adolescent for end-of-life care should be followed or should the desire of his parents outweigh this request. In terminal cancer‚ the hope of early palliative care and
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not very fair‚ and it makes us realize that there is an ethical dilemma. Should you let the four students on the computer and let everyone else do it without one? Should you just say not to use computers‚ possibly keeping important information? An ethical dilemma is a complex situation that often involves apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives‚ in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. Not only is there an ethical dilemma when it comes to using technology in the classroom
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Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is always an on-going issue that companies have to cope with. What are the responsibilities that companies should take other than the maximization of return to shareholders and by taking such responsibilities‚ how it may affect the operation of the firms as well as how effectively such actions could have on the society. There have been two main positions on the CSR issue. The first is the Friedmanian one stating that “there is one and only one
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curve. If the kids do well on the test because of cheating the curve would not be in the favor of the other kids and Francesca. Francesca is debating if she should let it go or tell the teacher. If Francesca uses the Utility test it would be ethical for her to tell the teacher that her friends were cheating on the mid-term so the curve is not effected. With Francesca telling the teacher is would be maximizing the good for her. Her friends that are cheating on the mid-term would the effect
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DIFFERENT ETHICAL ISSUES REGARDING ADVERTISEMENT Much of the controversy over advertising stems from the ways many companies use it as a selling tool and from its impact on society’s tastes‚ values‚ and lifestyles. In the ads where sexual stereotyping is used‚ there is a relationship between the recall of the ad and the consumer’s subsequent purchasing decision. Similar relationships are also evident in ads that use cultural stereotyping and emotional exploitation.
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of the first lessons we learn; this starts as an adolescent and continues until we take our last breath on this earth. Lessons learned from responsibility may be the hardest to accept‚ but like time‚ they are unstoppable. My values‚ morals‚ and ethical stance are what define me. These key attributes involve some level of self-responsibility. Personal responsibility is the most important of all other responsibilities because ones personal core values represent what they stand for in all aspects
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