Police ethics

            Police ethics is a pertinent part in criminal justice due to increased unethical issues among police officers that include deception, lying and omission of truth (Martinelli, 2014). Therefore, the law enforcement administrators should take actions to address ethical challenges among police officers.

            One of the ways is preventing crimes before they occur and this is through locating where and when crimes are more likely to occur. Despite the fact that crime is unpredictable, it is possible to identify corresponding times and locations where crimes are more likely to occur. Crimes will occur at certain areas at particular times due to a given condition and such places can be spotted earlier. Therefore, agencies can direct available patrol resources in such places hence preventing the occurrence of crimes (Rivero, 2010). The law enforcement should also formalize the proactive patrol tactics so as to increase effectiveness in crime prevention through scripting. Data is obtained earlier such that prior to any event that data is plotted on a patrol script by the crime prevention department. Here, the officers can be kept aware of the general operation of the patrol for instance how it is going to be conducted, the specific time and the officers in charge.      The officers should also understand the model of crime development. A crime should be regarded present when the offender and the victim are all present. Without one or either of them then there is no crime. Therefore, in the case one has appeared, no criminal action should be allowed. (Rivero, 2010). Therefore, all the three must be in place for crime action to be taken. These can modify ethics in police.

Martinelli, Thomas. (2014).Ethical Defensibility: Should an Officer’s ‘Willingness to Deceive’ Result in Automatic Certification Revocation?

Rivero, David, A. (2010).Proactive patrolling through the Use of Patrol Scripts