The Ethical Implications of Police Officers Accepting Free Goods and Services from the Public On- or Off-Duty

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[...] In this case, it means that the ethical implication of a police officer's act of receiving something from the members of the public needs to be judged based on the ability of the officer to compromise the moral obligation of duty. If an officer can receive something from the public and not let this affect the moral judgment required on duty, then it is okay to receive. On the other hand, if the decision to receive the goods or services can compromise the moral duty of being impartial and just, then the officer is not supposed to receive it. [...]

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[...] The Ethical Implications of Police Officers Accepting Free Goods and Services from the Public On- or Off-Duty Students Name University Affiliation Date Introduction Ethical issues define the moral responsibility that an individual has, which defines and shapes their conduct. From Kantian ethics, the duty obligation is supposed to limit the behavior of an individual, which is supposed to be defined by the standards that are supposed to be held. Police officers are supposed to enforce the law by acting impartially in a way that does not compromise their ability to carry out their duty impartially (Ivkovic & Haberfeld, 2015). [...]

[...] For example, gifts are supposed to be given with no strings attached, meaning that the person giving the gift does not ask for anything in return. This means that ethical formalists will reject any goods or services if they are offered to receive a favor. Under ethical formalism, the decision to take the goods and services or not is defined by the moral judgment that the officer makes on whether to accept the gift or not. When applying ethical formalism, it is important to focus on the formal definitions of the department that the police officer work (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2011). [...]

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