Leadership is not about the position you hold, or the title on your door or nameplate, leadership is about the actions you take. In a high-risk environment such as law enforcement, the most essential element is competent and confident leadership. With this competent and confident leadership comes the responsibility to lead ethically. Those who possess and demonstrate ethical leadership skills are positioned to promote the ideals of legal as well as managerial professionalism (Ortmeier, Meese, 2010). As an ethical leader, you have assumed the responsibility to not only guide your crew through the good times and the tough times, you are also expected to develop your peers into leaders so that they may one day take your spot, or move on in their
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Once this training is established, and everyone is on the same page, there must be some sort of “training” available for the community. This “training” could be something as simple as the recently popular “coffee talks” with various members of the department on a semi-regular basis, to community oriented programs that promote (positive) interactions between the police and the public. Promoting these programs as well as ensuring transparency and accountability paves the way for a better understanding of what is going on behind the closed doors of the department(s). This helps initiate regular opportunities for constructive and quality engagement with the community they serve. The enforcement of laws and arresting people are important aspects of policing, so too, are relationships and bonds, as they can be the proverbial glue that keeps a leader accountable for his or her …show more content…
This additional learning can be from college classes, in house training, or through experiences gained on the job. Properly trained and motivated leaders are an important factor for achieving high standards across a department (Fbi.gov), and provide a foundation on which to continue the aforementioned growth.
Unscrupulous behavior can manifest itself in small, subtle ways that sometimes lead unmonitored law enforcement personnel to more severe acts. Officers start to believe the means is justified by the end—what leads up to an arrest is necessary as long as the suspect is apprehended. The result can be criminal ethics breaches, such as lying under oath, planting evidence, falsifying reports, performing illegal searches, and other violations.[3] Leaders who recognize warning signs often can prevent incidents through the use of proper training and intervention. Every officer knows, or at least should know by now, that they live in a fishbowl.
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Friends, relatives, neighbors and strangers watch every move law enforcement officers make, both on and off
Once this training is established, and everyone is on the same page, there must be some sort of “training” available for the community. This “training” could be something as simple as the recently popular “coffee talks” with various members of the department on a semi-regular basis, to community oriented programs that promote (positive) interactions between the police and the public. Promoting these programs as well as ensuring transparency and accountability paves the way for a better understanding of what is going on behind the closed doors of the department(s). This helps initiate regular opportunities for constructive and quality engagement with the community they serve. The enforcement of laws and arresting people are important aspects of policing, so too, are relationships and bonds, as they can be the proverbial glue that keeps a leader accountable for his or her …show more content…
This additional learning can be from college classes, in house training, or through experiences gained on the job. Properly trained and motivated leaders are an important factor for achieving high standards across a department (Fbi.gov), and provide a foundation on which to continue the aforementioned growth.
Unscrupulous behavior can manifest itself in small, subtle ways that sometimes lead unmonitored law enforcement personnel to more severe acts. Officers start to believe the means is justified by the end—what leads up to an arrest is necessary as long as the suspect is apprehended. The result can be criminal ethics breaches, such as lying under oath, planting evidence, falsifying reports, performing illegal searches, and other violations.[3] Leaders who recognize warning signs often can prevent incidents through the use of proper training and intervention. Every officer knows, or at least should know by now, that they live in a fishbowl.
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Friends, relatives, neighbors and strangers watch every move law enforcement officers make, both on and off