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Moral Principles In The Criminal Justice System

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Moral principles are relevant to the criminal justice system; it is about due process, discretion and use of force. Unit 4 has enlightened me on the development of morality and how morals impact what men woman and children do and how they act. Police officers make the first contact with people who break the law. They should be held at a high moral standard because they have a primary cause for upholding the law and taking individuals who comment crimes in custody. They have knowledge of the rights of the suspected offenders and the citizens. Police officers do not want to compromise or violate the civil rights of citizens. When police officers are thought of as demonstrating ethically, the community is more likely to work with them in crime
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