Worldviews change over time depending on what the officer is exposed to on the job and in their departments. Everyone is capable of changing their worldview as some do when attempting to make an impression on coworkers, but ethics is the true tell all of an officer’s honor as it is revealed in his actions when no one else is around (Hess & Wrobleski, 2006). Officers are faced with ethical dilemmas just as the general public is faced with them. This is something that has transpired since the beginning of time and the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. As man was created with a free will, Jones and Carlson provide an interpretation of this as it applies to law enforcement. “Underlying [the] system of justice is the idea that people are free moral agents and that if they knowingly commit an unlawful act, they will be punished accordingly” (2004, Jones & Carlson). Being a Christian in today’s world is challenging even for those with the strongest faith. Society does not always look up to or respect those willing to take a stand for what they believe. Doing what is right when the world is watching is tough enough. Doing what is right when no one is watching is the true test of an officer’s character. Officers must at all times choose between the code of ethics and the “police” way of handling ethical
Worldviews change over time depending on what the officer is exposed to on the job and in their departments. Everyone is capable of changing their worldview as some do when attempting to make an impression on coworkers, but ethics is the true tell all of an officer’s honor as it is revealed in his actions when no one else is around (Hess & Wrobleski, 2006). Officers are faced with ethical dilemmas just as the general public is faced with them. This is something that has transpired since the beginning of time and the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. As man was created with a free will, Jones and Carlson provide an interpretation of this as it applies to law enforcement. “Underlying [the] system of justice is the idea that people are free moral agents and that if they knowingly commit an unlawful act, they will be punished accordingly” (2004, Jones & Carlson). Being a Christian in today’s world is challenging even for those with the strongest faith. Society does not always look up to or respect those willing to take a stand for what they believe. Doing what is right when the world is watching is tough enough. Doing what is right when no one is watching is the true test of an officer’s character. Officers must at all times choose between the code of ethics and the “police” way of handling ethical