Ethical behavior should become a habit and effective codes allow both bureaucrats and elected officials to test their actions against expected standards.
Good ethics codes can focus public servants on actions that result in doing the right things for the right reasons
Codes of ethics do not take away one's own moral autonomy or absolve the public servant from the obligation to reason
Codes of ethics can function as a professional statement
Codes of ethics increase the probability that people will behave in certain waysCorrect