Policy is a procedure in place to guide individual's or a group of individuals of how to act or treat others and used in making decisions. Policies are used in the work place, in social settings, and at the governmental level. Policies have been put in place to protect individuals from wrongful treatment or from treating others unfairly. Policies are formed after events or an incidence caused adverse treatment of an individual or group of individuals. Implementing policies help to ensure the event or incidence does not occur again or prevents from getting worse.