Chapter 25: Ethical and Professional Issues

Ethics

Ethics

A branch of philosophy that is concerned with right and wrong actions and their outcomes.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for and use only information that supports a belief or hypothesis; any information that conflicts with the belief or hypothesis is discounted or ignored.

Morals

A persons ideals about right versus wrong and what is considered appropriate behavior.

potential ethical misconduct

Examining and exploring common pressures between professions enables individuals to realize common "red flags "to ________.

Cognitive Bias

Poor or bad judgment based on perceptual distortion, illogical interpretations, or irrationality.

Ethical behavior

________ helps to ensure consistency and reliability of behavior within the forensic science profession.

Attribution Bias Assumption

________ is that because the scientists work for the police, they hold the same views.

Ethical behavior

________ is every employees responsibility.

Ethics

________ is a process, a way of working, not a rigid process or an annual training event.

Ethics

________ are learned, not inherent to a person or position.

Ethics

________ is the responsibility of management.

Bias

A preference for or against a person, thing, group, idea, or behavior

Forensic scientists

________ must practice ethical behavior daily and act as role models for their peers and colleagues so that their scientific expertise aids the criminal justice system and does not damage it.