Police deviance is found in many forms of police actions beyond taking bribes and can cause a variety of harm. Even laziness can be considered a form of deviance as well as the organization’s mishandling of incidents (Porter, 2013).
Misfeasance; is when an official performs an act that is improper but may be lawfully done (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Examples would be when officials accept gratuities in exchange for privileges or accepting fees for placing certain punishment, or the misuse of funds for personal gain. It occurs when an official uses their power in an unethical way to further their own self-interest (Williams & Arrigo, 2012).
Malfeasance; is when a public official directly uses wrongful conduct (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Examples would include theft, embezzlement, extortion, or conspiring with inmates, counterfeit rings, or drug dealers (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). …show more content…
Plato felt being moral was having a well-ordered, balanced, harmonious soul that possessed a certain inner balance allowing people to avoid becoming a victim to selfish desires (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Plato felt that when we fail to embrace having a good moral character, our choices and actions would cause us to be driven by greed, pride, selfishness, and callousness (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). You can see that Plato’s thoughts about the soul were that when the human soul such as the official, failed to embrace having good moral character, malfeasance, nonfeasance, and misfeasance would follow. Plato felt that a person is not ruled by any of the elements or parts of them. Man’s soul is temporarily ruled by a succession of desires of different kids. Some people hold that Plato’s view was that man’s soul is ruled by its appetitive part or by an appetitive desire. Some feel that Pluto thought the soul could be ruled by one of its three parts (Johnstone,
Misfeasance; is when an official performs an act that is improper but may be lawfully done (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Examples would be when officials accept gratuities in exchange for privileges or accepting fees for placing certain punishment, or the misuse of funds for personal gain. It occurs when an official uses their power in an unethical way to further their own self-interest (Williams & Arrigo, 2012).
Malfeasance; is when a public official directly uses wrongful conduct (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Examples would include theft, embezzlement, extortion, or conspiring with inmates, counterfeit rings, or drug dealers (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). …show more content…
Plato felt being moral was having a well-ordered, balanced, harmonious soul that possessed a certain inner balance allowing people to avoid becoming a victim to selfish desires (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). Plato felt that when we fail to embrace having a good moral character, our choices and actions would cause us to be driven by greed, pride, selfishness, and callousness (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). You can see that Plato’s thoughts about the soul were that when the human soul such as the official, failed to embrace having good moral character, malfeasance, nonfeasance, and misfeasance would follow. Plato felt that a person is not ruled by any of the elements or parts of them. Man’s soul is temporarily ruled by a succession of desires of different kids. Some people hold that Plato’s view was that man’s soul is ruled by its appetitive part or by an appetitive desire. Some feel that Pluto thought the soul could be ruled by one of its three parts (Johnstone,