Tools like the Firefox add-on “Ad block plus” and even mainstream security products like McAffe Security Suite are causing major headaches for popular Internet websites which rely on advertising as a sole source of revenue. Some say greedy webmasters who riddle their sites with 10, 20, and sometimes even more ads per page are the blame for the widespread backlash. The worst offenders make you view full page ads before proceeding or use pop-ups or pop-unders.

The popularly of websites who are taking the “moral high ground” like craiglist and wikipedia are also causing headaches because they provide a quality alternative to other popular websites which have large amounts of ads. Will this soon bankrupt the major players or will they reinvent themselves?

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For this project in Ethics and Character in Law Enforcement, two subjects in the field of Law Enforcement were interviewed for this project concerning Ethics and Character in Law Enforcement. They were asked a series of 5 questions relating to the subject of Ethics in the field of Law Enforcement those questions were:

Do the interviewees feel that police are more ethical today, or were they more ethical ten years ago?

Why do police officers become involved in misconduct?

Do the interviewees feel that there is enough training offered in ethics at the police academy level? If not, why is that?

Should ethics training be offered as an on-going process for law enforcement officers?

Do the interviewees feel that education and/or training in ethics would reduce incidents of police corruption?
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A microcosm is a subset of any group which is a reflection of the community as a whole, in a microcosm it is assumed there will be an equal percentage of “bad apples” as in the community as a whole. This concept applied to police agencies would make the assumption that there would be an equal percentage of “bad applies” in that police agency because it is in fact a microcosm of the community.

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Therapeutic reduction is the belief that an aliment, typically an aliment of mental health is responsible for a criminal action taken by an individual. This belief in a universal application essentially justifies any and all crimes under the insanity defense.
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Noble cause corruption is an act which is usually illegal and almost certainly unethical used to reach to justify reaching an end result that may seem like it is noble and justifiable. Simply put the concept is known as “the means to justify a end”.

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The society-at-large hypothesis offered by O.W. Wilson asserted that society itself may be responsible for corrupting public servants such as police officers. O.W. Wilson believed that these was a high level of corruption in the Chicago Police Department because the community extended gratuities given to doormen, and other service oriented positions to those is public service. In other words officers were offered small amounts of money in exchange for protection or other services. Police officers came to expect these gratuities as a bellhop might expect a tip for bringing luggage up to a hotel room or a valet might expect a tip for parking a car.
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Imagine you are a newly appointed chief of police in a municipality noted for having problems with police corruption. Explain your strategies for reform from the ground up. How would you go about turning your department around? Be detailed in your answer and make sure you cover all aspects of your initiative.

After taking the position, I would develop a list of departmental regulations and have frank seminars “laying down the law” so to speak will all personnel – to make it known that I will not tolerate corruption.
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A law enforcement officer of bad character has little to no sense of ethics. Such a person could best be considered a criminal – the worst kind because they have used their position of public trust to exploit the public. An example of a law enforcement officer with bad character would be breaking and entering and stealing while appearing to protect.
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The Slippery Slope is an argument that asserts that one act of minor significance will lead to further acts of greater significance. In this instance, it is believed that law enforcement officers who accept discounts for food, coffee, or other small items, may in move on to greater acts of questionable ethics.

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NBC’s TV program “To catch a preditor” starring Chris Hanson is with out a doubt a popular show. Since my TiVO suggestions know I like crime shows it often appears in my listed of recorded programs. It’s the kind of show where it’s hard not to watch because lets face it - we love to watch dysfunction on television to escape the dysfunction of our own lives. Call it the Jerry Springer effect.

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