Social stigma is refers to a situation when a person is socially being disapproved of on the basis of his/her characteristics, religion, cast, creed and nationality. It is more of a perception that has already attributed to the person. To some extent, the police ethics are also affected by social stigma. The fact that police are also members of the society, they, in certain situations, tend to develop special attachments with regards to various matters even while practicing their duties(Hansson &Markström, 2014). They also are not free from their own set of beliefs, biases and prejudices.
While we are of the view that social stigma should absolutely done away with as far as police ethics are concerned.