Code of Ethics and Security Case Study

Code of Ethics and Security Case Study

 
Code of Ethics and Security Case Study
An examination of Ethical Relativism, Ethical Egoism, Deontological Ethics, and Ontological Ethics are researched and applied to “case study 9.1, Rough Justice in a Juvenile Institution." Relevancy pertaining to the theories applied to the case study revealed several different opinions on which theory pertained the most to the case. Since there are several viewpoints of observation, Daren the officer levying the punishment, Brian receiving the punishment, and Joe, a new officer observing the punishment being applied to Brian and ethical dilemma afterwards with reporting Daren. It is not clear as to which theory has the most relevance, but it is possible that each may be relevant individually and separate from the others.
Ethical Relativism
Ethical relativism states there exist "no moral absolutes, and no moral right or wrong" (Slick, 2014). Ethical relativism would imply that the morals of society have evolved with the growth of civilization. In the case study mentioned, the morals of Daren the officer’s were not fitting with the standards of humane treatment of today's society. However, this does not if a person based their thoughts on ethical relativism than one would believe that there is a wide variety of culture relativism. Ethical relativism bases the belief on and allows for "people to adapt ethically as the culture, knowledge, and technology change in society" (Slick, 2014). So, if one were to place judgment on this case study based on ethical relativism then the treatment of the Brian would be acceptable. However, society would say that this treatment is abusive and demeaning to the Brian.
As for Brian, his behavior as based on ethical relativism one would assume that this is a normal behavior for him. Ethical relativism explains that there is no moral right or wrong and the manner in which the Brian eats is not wrong. Brian has a mental...