Police Ethics Capstone Project

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Police Ethics Questionnaire

Do you believe police officers should let personal judgments or opinions enter their decision process?

Do you think profiling based on race is EVER permissible?

Is a white person loitering in a high-black area something that should be a cause for concern?

Should a black person loitering in a gated community a cause for concern?

Is a nervous Arab person boarding an airplane a concern?

Do you believe that racial profiling is a massive issue?

Do you think race-oriented groups are too sensitive to some police actions and initiatives?

Do crime statistics at all justify targeting of people based on race?

Do you agree with the use of police dogs and infrared sensors to gain warrants or probable cause to search cars or houses?

Is the scent of a drug or the sight of typically associated paraphernalia (e.g. Chore Boy, papers, etc.
) enough probable cause for a search? Should it be?

Is enforcing minor laws such as skateboarding bans and loitering something police should be spending a lot of time on?

12) Are DUI checkpoints ethical and/or fair?

13) Are police officers generally too brash/rude? Are they too nice?

14) Do you agree with rules of evidence being enforced at all times? For….....

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