Police Brutality And The Police As An Institution, And...

The study of ethics in policing has expanded considerably over the past few years as cases of police brutality and corruption have surfaced in the media and in the courtroom. Commentators agree that three issues have shaped the role of ethics in policing: styles of policing, the police as an institution, and police culture. Banks, C. (2013). Criminal justice ethics: Theory and practice. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications. One of the few things that is really dividing the country is the attitude towards the police due to the killings of African Americans in of some cases unarmed or cases that the suspects could have been subdued in a non-lethal way; by the police over the past years, there have been many complaints from African American that†¦show more content†¦The COPS Office seeks to provide these critical resources to ensure integrity and ethics are well-understood and embedded in the culture of policing. COPS Office: Ethics Integrity. (n.d.). Retrieved August 19, 2016, fr om http://cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2469. The study of police ethics according to the Department of Justice â€Å"is especially important in light of the functions and duties of the police as well as the wide powers of discretion that they enjoy. Police decisions can affect life, liberty, and property, and as guardians of the interests of the public police must maintain high standards of integrity. In addition, police have assumed the right to use intrusive, covert, and deceptive methods of law enforcement has a crucial role in protecting minority groups. Lately, they have also suffered a series of blows to their reputation for integrity through acts of corruption, incompetence, and racism. All of these factors point to the centrality of fostering ethical standards in policing. Police discretion concerning how to act in a given situation can often lead to ethical misconduct.† Ethics and Police retrieved August 19 2016 from Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department o f Justice. http://www.usdoj.gov/bjs. According to the National Institute of Justice â€Å"research consistently shows that minorities are more likely than whites