Duplicate of Police Issues and Ethics

The Balanced Approach is a decision making model that includes:

Officers who occasionally engage in illegal activities such as small gifts is called

harmful physical & emotional outcomes when the requirements or a job do not match capabilities

refraining from lying, cheating and stealing

Factors Affecting Discretion includes

Doing the right thing

The learn as you work program that new officers go through at the department that hired them is

demanding discounts, free admission, and free food

The practice of relying on the judgment of the police officers to decide which laws to enforce.

Qualities of a Successful Police Officer candidate does not include:

Factors limiting discretion include:

The Right or power to make a decision

Most americans have at least some confidence in the police.

NY Police Officer that in the 70's went to the Media and reported corruption in the Department

giving breaks on law enforcement to family and friends

Successful recruitment programs for police include:

a perplexing or awkward situation necessitating a choice between unpleasant choices

A written statement of expected behavior.

A practice in which the police make an arrest for every violation that comes to their attention

Most people rate the police high in the area of honesty and ethical standards.

taking items from the scene of a theft or burglary

Lying for other officers apprehended in illegal activity

The stopping and/or detaining of individuals by law enforcement officers based solely on race.

conforming with principles of right & wronge

Professionalism Requires

Qualifications for a police officer include all except:

Power to overcome fear

use of hiring practices designed to get the police force to more closely represent communities

accepting free food, drinks, and admission to entertainment

What are the advatnages of hiring college educated police officers

A civilian board to oversee selection, promotion and discipline procedures for a sheriff’s Dept

A set of rules that define our view of the world

Keeping private information private