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Do You Follow Policy That You Do Not Believe In?

As discussed earlier in this book, law enforcement agencies are controversial in large part because of the methods and strategies used to accomplish their mission. One extraordinary example of this is U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Among other responsibilities, officers of this agency have been tasked with preventing immigrants, especially from Mexico, from entering the United States illegally. In 2018, this led to some children being separated and detained away from their parents.⁴³ As a Border Patrol officer, if you do not morally agree with these actions, what do you do? It is your obligation to carry out the policy of the agency? Explain.