Vocab
When an officer considers race as part of a decision to take or not take law enforcement action.
What is racial profiling?
The exercise of individual choice or judgment concerning possible courses of action.
What is police discretion?
The study of right and wrong, duty, responsibility, and personal character
What is Ethics?
Officers who engage in minor acts of corruption and passively accept the wrongdoing of other officers.
What are "grass eaters"?
A Clear code of ethical conduct
What must leadership establish?
Number of fixed citations or stops that officers are required to make
What are quotas?
autonomy, common sense, and ability to interpret the law
What must police have to use discretion?
What is nonfeasance?
Set of standards of conduct for officers on and off duty
What is the Code of Conduct?
56%
What percentage of people rated police honesty very high?
Iintentional, illegal, or dishonest act of someone in a position of authority
What is malfeasence?
The severity of the offense, the potential for harm, whether there is a clear victim, and how vulnerable that person might be.
What must officers consider when handling a situation?
5%
What percentage of police officers are "meateaters"?
Developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police
Who developed the Code of Conduct?
Ethical Behavior
What do law enforcement leaders encourage?
Guiding organizational members as to what factors are more or less important as criteria for ethical decision-making.
What is ethical climate?
the situation, setting, and suspect; departmental policy and culture; the law; victims and public safety; and financial and political expectations
What are the factors that influence discretion?
Can assist officers in better navigating moral challenges by increasing ethical awareness and moral reasoning
What is ethics education?
Administrators are intentionally ignoring obvious ethical problems
What is the most damaging category of misconduct?
Leaders
Who sets the tone of an organization?
Police officers involved in corruption
What are meat eaters?
Poor morale, civil liability issues, tragic and unnecessary loss of life, and public mistrust of the police
What are the consequences of police using discretionary authority unethically?
To ensure the agency employs and rewards individuals of excellent character
Why must agencies emphasize ethics in recruitment, selection, hiring, and promoting practices?
A. What the conduct is specifically
B. What the offender thinks the conduct is
C. How the conduct appears to others
What are the three frames of reference by which conduct is appraised?
Study of ethical decision making
What must be mandated during training?