CJUS 350′
Original PostingQuestion 1: Do you believe that thinking more clearly about ethical issues and moral dilemmas has any potential for helping you do what you consider to be the right thing?Question 2: In xe2x80x9cRethinking Ethics in Law Enforcementxe2x80x9d Fitch states, xe2x80x9cOfficersxe2x80x99 peers offer friendship and informal rewards that, in many cases, hold greater influence than official recognition from the agency xe2x80xa6 [this] sense of community drives ofxefxacx81cers to adopt the behaviors, values, and attitudes of the group in order to gain acceptancexe2x80x9d. He goes on to claim that, xe2x80x9cofxefxacx81cers engage in certain forms of conduct to secure and maintain peer-group approvalxe2x80x9d (p. 18). As a Christian, what do you think about the authorxe2x80x99s view on behavioral influences and values?Question 3: Should loyalty to colleagues be fostered as an appropriate and necessary value?Question 4: Is the code of silence justifiable in policing and corrections? Please explain.Question 5: Please read Deuteronomy 16 verses 18 xe2x80x93 20 and Psalm 106 verse 3. Please describe the importance of ensuring our Justice System is administered by Godly leaders who possess strong character, morals, and ethics in order to live and possess the land our Lord has given.Question 6: Please explain how a Biblical Worldview might lead to a different ethical approach for members in the criminal justice system. Please provide two examples. ‘


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