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ETHICAL PHILOSOPHY IN POLICE TRAINING

NCJ Number
35600
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 8 Dated: (AUGUST 1976) Pages: 48 AND 50
Author(s)
G D OLIVET
Date Published
1976
Length
2 pages
Annotation
LAW ENFORCEMENT CURRICULUMS ARE ABDICATING RESPONSIBILITY IF THEY MERELY IMPART KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT IMPARTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO USE IT AND HOW MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES CAN AFFECT THE PROPRIETY OF ITS USE.
Abstract
AT LEAST ONE COURSE IN ETHICAL PHILOSOPHY IS RECOMMENDED FOR EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT CURRICULUM.