For the last writing assignment of the book, construct an essay that engages two questions. First, discuss what "good character" is for a police officer. Given what Aristotle and Kant and Mill and Muir and Kohlberg have written, what are your conclusions with regard to what makes a good officer? To wit, what are the elements of good police officer character? Second, how do you now respond to the idea from the beginning of our discussions that suggests that competence and ethical behavior are directly linked with each other? Explain what is meant by the central thesis of the book: that it is in fact impossible to be a good police officer without being an ethical one.

What will be an ideal response?


A desire to improve knowledge, community, and personal experience does not necessarily mean that you must be an ethical person.

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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