After completingyourobservationsofOfficerJones,you are askedtosummarizeyourobservationsfor a studybeingconductedbyanethiciststudyingpolicebehavior. Let's assume that the driver turned out to be an undercover police officer who was engaged in surveillance. Jones intended at first to write a citation. However, when he found out the driver was an officer, he decided to let him go, so that the undercover officer would not have attention drawn to him while Jones wrote the citation. Jones decided that letting the officer go would best serve the greater good. This would be consistent with:
A. universality.
B. professional courtesy.
C. utilitarianism.
D. deontology.
Answer: C
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