Abstract First Responders often face life and death situations. The public expectation is that when they arrive on scene these men and women will be able to take quick action and resolve the issue at hand. More often than not First Responders are armed with little or no information prior to arriving at a scene. Once there they take fast and reasonable steps to control the situation. However, the public sometimes do not understand the outcome of such calls.…
Simply by watching the news, an individual may observe the scandal and dishonor that representatives have brought to the service in recent years. One may also observe how serious these acts were taken and how promptly punishment was carried out. The set of ethical rules enforced by the Air Force are a daily reminder as to how highly a service member should conduct themselves. The integrity that the Air Force encourages sheds light on how airmen should deal with the ethical obstacles both on and off duty. While these ethics may appear meek, they serve their purpose on an assortment of levels.…
An officer is expected to be held to the highest standard, to display professionalism. Professionalism in and job pretty much speaks for itself "straignem up that tie" "fix your hair" "walk straight' you are the image of the company. Most jobs are all about professionalism in an image, the police departments all around the USA are much more. Read into a mission statement, Avondale PD (Vision, Mission and Values) Phoenix PD (P.R.I.D.E), pretty much all mission statements are the same "to serve, protect, and reduce crime in Phoenix while treating everyone with digity and respect"…
They do not think about stirring up trouble for the community. This is a job that they have chosen as a career. People must understand that it is very dangerous to be on duty, lots of women and men die in the line of duty. This is a job that one cannot control in some situations. When being an officer you should not be looked upon as a person who is bringing brutality to the work force.…
Police Subculture The police subculture is much the same throughout all the law enforcement careers throughout the world. The police subculture is a distinctive set of beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors that are shared amongst the majority of officers working in law enforcement organizations (Malmin, 2012). The subculture is taught to new recruits from the first day they arrive at the academy to the last day. This subculture follows them from that point on throughout their career in law enforcement.…
Daily as these employees interact with diverse groups of people, the constant questions that must not be ignored are the decisions they make in correlation with the professional standards of their duty position? Border patrol personnel must be mindful of the reason for their existence while representing the nation and discharging the duties for the positions they have been hired. In order to enforce such strict rules and regulations, they must first adhere to them and honor the code. The prescribed standards of securing national borders by border patrol personnel and the ethical conduct that is governed by the code of professional responsibilities dictates what type of behavior is acceptable and which is not. If an officers individual actions do neither feel morally nor ethically correct than obviously they would not be in accordance with the canon of ethics to be a border patrol agent or officer.…
These actions are in possible violation of Brownwood Police Department Rules and Regulations: 4.08 Employees shall conduct themselves at all times, both on and off duty, in such a manner so as to reflect most favorably on the Department. Conduct unbecoming a police officer shall include that which tends to bring the Department into disrepute or reflects discredit upon an employee of the Department, or that which tends to impair the operation of the Department or the employee. 4.11 No employee of the Department shall use overbearing, discourteous or tyrannical conduct while in the discharge of duties. The use of indecent, harsh, insulting, personally demeaning, or profane language, while in the line of duty, is prohibited.…
Police brutality is one of the most serious human rights violation in the United States. The excessive use of force by officers including severe beatings, fatal chokings, and unjustified beatings against innocent civilians persists today. On June 8, 2011, a 34 years-old man named Ernest Duenez was shot and killed by Manteca, CA police officer, John Moody. Moody was waiting for Duenez in a corner, when he saw Duenez’s truck he followed him to his driveway. Moody yelled at Duenez to drop his weapon, despite the fact that no weapon was visible.…
It is understood that not all insubordination may due to an officer’s unwillingness to follow orders, but due to a lack of training and supervision. However, failure to hold officers accountable for their lack of order anddiscipline can lead them to believe that their actions are acceptable. Not all reprimands need to be harsh, as leaders they must also practice fairness. They shall commend an officer’s good work, but also coach and train their failures in an effort to fix the causes of failure. Law enforcement officers are supposed to be exemplary role models.…
A police officer’s job is to protect and serve, control the public order, and help prevent and detect a crime. The duties of police officers, also known as cops, have changed over time yet have always been to protect and serve the community. The cops in today’s society have a mission which is to enforce the rules of conduct and the law. Of course, this mission can also be very dangerous for the officer and their families. These thoughts are all a part of the stress and complications that come with the job as a cop and most cops are trained to deal with this stress.…
Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment is meant to protect the citizen from unreasonable seizures and searches without a warrant. This includes having their homes, persons, and items in their homes searched by police as well as other officials. Following the Amendment, if a police officer suspects that a citizen has is perpetrating or is taking part in a crime, the office has first to obtain a warrant legally.…
Even during this period, the officers are governed by the department’s policies, which are developed to reinforce the required ethics and standards associated with the position. As very well put by the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), “Police integrity and ethics are fundamental to effective policing and help build trust within communities. Sound conduct by police improves community interactions, enhances communication, and promotes shared responsibility for addressing crime and disorder (COPS, n.d.). As they look at the issue from an organizational strategy standpoint, they have to include all aspects of the organization.…
Decision making in the criminal justice system are met with competing values and interests. These conflicts relate to the determination of what is right or wrong and can be interrupted differently in some situations based upon the culture, changes over time, and on an individual’s upbringing. With this in mind, some decision such as those found in police discretion can be guided by social norms, justice, and personal values, but the police often encounter situations resulting in gray areas. Therefore, laws, training, and agency guidelines and code of conduct are put in place to assist officers in the decisions making process to set specific standards and processes (Gaines & Kappeler, 2011). With this in mind, the ethical and moral principles…
I retired out of the U.S. Coast Guard and have adopted those first three core values and feel that honor, respect, and devotion to duty accurately depicts what my department represents and is conducive to the overall purpose of my agency. Having honor will ensure the authority police officers have are carried out appropriately. Respect is absolutely essential both for a productive work environment and for establishing positive community relationships. Choosing to be a police officer, means a certain level of commitment is required. Serving as an officer of the law is by no mean a 9-5 type of job.…
As police are looked to as having a higher moral and ethical to follow, then as the people they protect, lays in the foundation of professionalism that stems from the morals and ethical behavior of the officer’s attitude, in who they protect. Law enforcement individual’s ethics is that of moral principles, or as values that officers are held to a higher standard in both work and home (Belasic, 2010). As each person has their own moral values, as an officer the moral value needs to be as a whole, with to “maintain incorruptible integrity.” (Belasic, 2010, p. 1) However, ethics is from moral standards as an individual has learnt from others (Ortmeier, 2006).…