Support the presence of police gratuities, and then criticize the presence of them.
I think police gratuities can increase the morale of a police officer. Restaurant owners, dry cleaners, and convenient stores could just be showing their appreciation for the officers" hard work. On the other hand if businesses show favoritism to police officers, paying customers might feel resentment towards both the police officers and businesses. If businesses give gratuities, police officers may expect special treatment from every place they go to, and if they do not receive special treatment, this could cause problems.
2. Discuss the justifications and criticism of undercover operations.
Some of the justifications of under cover work are:.
-The government is given the power to do so.
-Undercover work is ethical when it is used for a good and important end.
-Ethical if there are grounds to suspect serious crime is planned or has been carried out.
-Ethical if work is directed towards persons whom there are reasonable grounds to suspect.
-Special risks justify special precautions.
-Ethical when it is the best means.
-Convict the guilty.
Some of the criticisms are:.
-Lying is immoral.
-Government should not make deals with criminals.
-Government should not participate, be a party to crime, or break laws to enforce them.
-Government should reduce crime not increase it.
3. Explain the "Dirty Harry" problem.
The "Dirty Harry Problem" is when officers will go through any means to get something done. It is the inevitability of certain unethical or immoral police behaviors. If one chooses physical coercion, regardless of temptation, this leads to perjury and lying about the activity and perhaps other tactics to ensure that the offender does not go free due to illegal behavior of the police officer.
4. Explain the explanations for the "blue curtain of secrecy." Is loyalty a good thing or a negative element of policing?.
The "blue curtain of secrecy" is why we look away or do not come forward when others do wrong.
