DP5
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/151#DP5
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Parent
Decision Point Id
DP5
Decision Question
Should the NSPE Board of Ethical Review treat Engineer A's repeated criminal dishonesty during supervised probation while employed as an engineer as a qualitatively aggravated ethics violation warranting the most serious available disciplinary response, or should it apply the same jurisdictional conclusion as Engineer B's single conviction without distinguishing the severity of the pattern?
Focus
Whether Engineer A's pattern of repeated criminal dishonesty — committing fraudulent check-writing during supervised probation while actively employed as an engineer — warrants recognition as a qualitatively aggravated category of ethics violation distinct from a single isolated conviction, and whether the Board should address proportionality of disciplinary response explicitly.
Option1
Explicitly distinguish Engineer A's repeated criminal dishonesty during supervised probation while employed as an engineer as a qualitatively aggravated ethics violation — reflecting a settled dishonest disposition and exploitation of institutional trust — and recommend the most serious available disciplinary response to state registration boards.
Option2
Issue a single jurisdictional conclusion that personal misconduct of the types described violates the Code, treating Engineer A and Engineer B equivalently for purposes of the Board's advisory ruling and leaving proportionality of sanctions to state registration boards with actual disciplinary authority.
Option3
Acknowledge Engineer A's pattern of repeated dishonesty as an aggravating circumstance within the same jurisdictional framework applicable to Engineer B, noting that the pattern strengthens the case for discipline without creating a formally distinct category of violation — preserving doctrinal simplicity while signaling the heightened moral gravity.
Role Label
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
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2026-03-08 16:29
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ProEthica Case 151 Extraction