George Mason University Methods of Ethical Decision Making Paper

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There are seven methods of ethical decision making (i.e., ethics of virtue, natural law, religion, ethical formalism, utilitarianism, ethics of care, and egoism). Pick two methods as your theoretical framework and use them to discuss ethical and unethical criteria for the police use of discretion. Then find some newspaper articles illustrating police use of discretion, which can also support your arguments.

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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

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Ethical Decision Making
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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

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Ethical Decision Making

Ethical decision-making is a critical process that helps in arriving at sound and effective
decisions. In this case, proper judgment on the decision made relies heavily on the ethical
methods utilized while making the said decisions. Ideally, the process of decision-making is
usually a complex process that often requires commitment and consciousness especially when
the decisions involved are ethical. Ideally and in light of the various methods of ethical decision
making, the exercise of police discretion is usually involves a meticulous decision-making
process (Kristin, 2014). Often, the officers are confronted with various situations where the
process of evaluation and subsequent intervention is concerned. In this case, the intervention
process would in most cases involve choosing a particular course of action from the available
alternatives at that spur of the moment. It, therefore, means that the police officers in most cases
have to make fast decisions depending on the situation most of which are usually critical and
with severe consequences. More still, should the involvement of the officers not be upon any
form of a citizen request, the officers have the discretion of deciding whether or not to intervene.
In this regard, the discretion adopted by the officers and their subsequent deci...


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