There were several issues that I observed in the particular episode that we viewed. Some of these issues were related to some of the ethical philosophies that we discussed in class. One of the ethical issues that were in the show was how the police had the ability to exercise their discretion in almost any way that they wanted. "Law enforcement professionals have a great deal of discretion regarding when to enforce a law, how to enforce it, how to handle disputes, when to use force, and so on." (Discretion and Duty 174) It see

NYPD Blue was a fictional portrayal of the job performance of the police. Even though it was fictional it still gave a good picture of some of the ethical dilemmas that law enforcement agencies and other Criminal Justice agencies might encounter. The fact that people active in the Criminal Justice system are faced with such situations on a day to day basis is why it is important that actors in the Criminal Justice system make their decisions ethically.

e were not performing their duty and therefore were exhibiting immoral behavior. Another point that could be brought up about the police behavior was that they were discriminating against black males that fit the description of the perpetrator that killed the officers. It can be argued that this was a necessary type of discrimination in order to find the culprit, but the rough, physical manor that the police were treating the suspects just because one of their own was killed was questionable. In behaving so physical and c

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