Analysis of Ethics In The Process of Making Investigative Sentences By Investigating officers In The Royal Thai Police

Abstract

This research is of 3 objectives:  1) to study investigative writing process of the Inquiry Officers of the Royal Thai Police, 2) to study the ethical principles related to investigative writing of the Inquiry officers, 3) to analyze the ethical Principles in investigative writing of the Inquiry Officers. It is documentary research by mainly studying and collecting the investigative writing process of the Royal Thai Police, and the Supreme Courtís convicted justment.

Its results were found that: 1) An important step in the initial justice process is that the duty of investigating officer has to collect all kinds of evidence as much as possible.     2) There are 2 ethical principles related to the investigating officers process:  (a) The Kantian  ethics of Duty. That is an action is performed by good will, it is caused and based by a sense of duty and reason known as the moral law. (b) The ethics of Utilitarianism  of John Stewart Mill. That is an action has to be done for the great happiness of the public focusing on its consequences.   3) The ethics of John Rolls is regarding the justice theory in the investigating process of investigative sentence writing. It was found that the investigative officers should be knowledgeable, competent, professional, free in the appropriate performance of his duties and, free from interference and a person who has got integrity and ethics.  

The ability in carry out the legal authorized tasks effectively of the investigating officer having contributed to the happiness of society is considered to follow the Kantian ethics of duty, to Millís utilitarianism and Rollsí principles of justice. It is also regarded as developing the investigative system   benefiting to society and country.