NCJ Number
234256
Date Published
2011
Length
173 pages
Annotation
This book examines the challenge of implementing effective, responsible, and acceptable practices in ethical police work.
Abstract
This book, the third edition, is intended for use by law enforcement officers and law enforcement supervisors. The book's primary objective is to provide law enforcement personnel with an understanding of ethical behavior as it relates to policing. The author posits that the very nature of policing as an occupation combined with the inherent powers of the position insures that policing will always be a morally dangerous occupation. The book is divided into 12 chapters that examine 4 primary questions: 1) Is law enforcement a profession; 2) Can law enforcement officers be professional; 3) What forms of behavior are the major law enforcement ethical violations; and 4) Can police ethical violations be controlled? Chapters 3 through 6 thoroughly examine the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and include examples of violations by officers and police departments. Chapters 7 through 11 examine major law enforcement ethical violations, police corruption, corrupts practices and corruption control, abuse of authority, and controlling police unethical behavior. References and index