TY - JOUR
T1 - Public Trust in a Military Force
AU - Kasher, Asa
PY - 2003/4/1
Y1 - 2003/4/1
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to portray the nature of public trust in a military force within a democratic state and explain its importance. On grounds of a general conception of 'profession' and 'professional ethics', it is argued that a military force in a democratic state ought to nurture genuine public trust in itself, to take the form of a commonly or at least very broadly held presumption of proper functioning in all professional respects, including effectiveness, improvement and ethics. It is also argued that external inquiry commissions, sometimes appointed to investigate a recent failure, within the framework of a military force, are counterproductive as attempts to enhance the required public trust.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to portray the nature of public trust in a military force within a democratic state and explain its importance. On grounds of a general conception of 'profession' and 'professional ethics', it is argued that a military force in a democratic state ought to nurture genuine public trust in itself, to take the form of a commonly or at least very broadly held presumption of proper functioning in all professional respects, including effectiveness, improvement and ethics. It is also argued that external inquiry commissions, sometimes appointed to investigate a recent failure, within the framework of a military force, are counterproductive as attempts to enhance the required public trust.
KW - Idf
KW - Inquiry
KW - Military
KW - Professional
KW - Public Trust
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867280122&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15027570310000054
DO - 10.1080/15027570310000054
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AN - SCOPUS:84867280122
SN - 1502-7570
VL - 2
SP - 20
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Military Ethics
JF - Journal of Military Ethics
IS - 1
ER -