Law, Ethical Codes, and the Report of the CSSP Survey on Ethics Policies

Volume 46, Issue 4 (July 2001)

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Law, Ethical Codes, and the Report of the CSSP Survey on Ethics Policies
Pitluck, HM
Judge, State of Illinois, 19th Judicial Circuit; past president, The American Academy of Forensic Sciences,

Fleckstein, MP
Associate professor of philosophy, Niagara University, NY

Martone, M
Assistant professor of theology, St. John's University, Jamaica

(Received 31 December 1998; accepted 14 August 2000)

Abstract

Recently, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) collected data from its member organizations regarding codes of ethics. To better understand why such a survey would be undertaken, this paper begins by examining what is meant by ethics and highlights some distinctions between law and ethics. It then discusses codes of ethics, stressing their purposes and functions. Finally, it looks at the results of the CSSP survey and evaluates how various organizations formulate and implement their codes.

Keywords:
forensic science, ethics, law, Council of Scientific Society Presidents ethics survey

Paper ID: JFS15082J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15082J
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		SEDL / Journals / Journal of Forensic Sciences (JOFS) / Citation Page Volume 46, Issue 4 (July 2001) Click here to download this paper now for $25 PDF (272K) View License Agreement ISSN: 0022-1198 CODEN: JFSCA Page Count: 4 Law, Ethical Codes, and the Report of the CSSP Survey on Ethics Policies Pitluck, HM Judge, State of Illinois, 19th Judicial Circuit; past president, The American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Fleckstein, MP Associate professor of philosophy, Niagara University, NY Martone, M Assistant professor of theology, St. John's University, Jamaica (Received 31 December 1998; accepted 14 August 2000) Abstract Recently, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) collected data from its member organizations regarding codes of ethics. To better understand why such a survey would be undertaken, this paper begins by examining what is meant by ethics and highlights some distinctions between law and ethics. It then discusses codes of ethics, stressing their purposes and functions. Finally, it looks at the results of the CSSP survey and evaluates how various organizations formulate and implement their codes. Keywords: forensic science, ethics, law, Council of Scientific Society Presidents ethics survey Paper ID: JFS15082J DOI: 10.1520/JFS15082J ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. Author Title Law, Ethical Codes, and the Report of the CSSP Survey on Ethics Policies Symposium , 0000-00-00 Committee E30