Cja 304worksheet

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Ethical Dilemma Worksheet

Incident Review

|What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. |

|The husband was arrested for driving under the influence, however in order to follow through with the arrest Officer Nixon and |

|Officer Rook had to witness the husband driving prior to failing a sobriety test. In the original report, Officer Nixon and Officer|

|Rook noted they witnessed the husband walking up the driveway and not in the vehicle. Therefore the original report had to be |

|disposed of and replaced with the revised report. |

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|What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any important |

|potential economic, social, or political pressures, and exclude inconsequential facts. |

|Officer Rook and Officer Nixon revised the report by changing the facts of the event in which the supervisor approved; it is |

|unclear if the supervisor was aware of the revising of events. However since the report was “signed off” the report was given to |

|the prosecutor to determine if there were going to be charges filed. Socially and politically this report shows weakness within the|

|department and shows the officers poor lack of ethical judgment because officers Nixon and Officer Rook arrested the husband |

|without meeting the...