Ethical behavior should become a habit and effective codes allow both bureaucrats and elected officials to test their actions against expected standards.

• Codes of ethics increase the probability that people will behave in certain ways Correct
• Codes of ethics do not take away one's own moral autonomy or absolve the public servant from the obligation to reason
• Good ethics codes can focus public servants on actions that result in doing the right things for the right reasons
• Codes of ethics can function as a professional statement