BACKGROUND The professional environment of any specialized area consists of far more than technical skills. An implicit understanding of professional ethics is necessary to maintain confidence when working in the interest of the public (Becker, 1996). Yet recently, corporate malfeasance, medical malpractice, political and governmental fraud, and even scandals occurring in the clergy present an aggressive cultural environment that often ignores traditional standards of behavior and responsibility. Exposed ethical lapses often uncover the pressures and greed-based rationale surrounding these damaging occurrences.
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