Ethical Behavior and Core Values Flashcards by Matthew Ramsey

Government vehicles are used for official purpose only

Anyone who violates shall be “suspended with out pay” for a MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS

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MISUSE OF A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE

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Official time and government equipment is used for personal business

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MISUE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, INCLUDING COMPUTERS

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1998 Travel and Transportation Reform Act - use issued GTC for travel expenses instead of personal credit cards

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MISUSE OF GOVERNMENT ISSUED TRAVEL CHARGE CARDS

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An employee may not use his office for his own private gain or for the gain of family or friends

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MISUSE OF AUTHORITY/POSITION

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Number one reason officers and agents are decertified

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FALSE STATEMENT/REPORTS

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Have a duty to report, waste, fraud, and abuse

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WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT

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Is an employee or former employee of an organization who attempts to disclose illegal or unethical activities, expected to report directly, through channels, to Office of Inspector General or Internal Affairs Officer

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WHISTLEBLOWER

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Toolset, Skillset, Mindset, Heartset

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THE PATH OF MASTERY

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An essential ingredient for the path to mastery is having the right tools. Serve as enablers for headset, mindset, and skillset. Meaningless without the proper skillset.

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TOOLSET

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Turning new learning into positive, productive habits. Always trumps toolset.

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SKILLSET

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Once our heart is in the right place and our personal “why” has been identified, we can introduce this shift. The realization that we can only control the things that we can control

Toolset, Skillset, Mindset, Heartset

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MINDSET

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Living and serving for the something greater than self

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HEARTSET

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Those things that really matter to us; the ideas and beliefs that we hold as special. How you behave. Influenced in the manner in which a person is brought up, raised, and/or experiences a culture.

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VALUES

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Integrity, Fairness, Respect, Honesty, Courage, Compassion

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FLETC SIX CORE VALUES FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Loyalty, Responsibility, Diligence

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INTEGRITY - ‘WHOLENESS”; PERSON CHARACTER IS WHOLE

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A value characterized by freedom from prejudice or favoritism

Integrity, Fairness, Respect, Honesty, Courage, Compassion

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FAIRNESS

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Acknowledge the rights and values of another person; includes civility and courteousness

Integrity, Fairness, Respect, Honesty, Courage, Compassion

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RESPECT

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Being trustworthy, reliable, truthful, and sincere; most fundamental of ethical values.

Integrity, Fairness, Respect, Honesty, Courage, Compassion

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HONESTY

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Having the personal ability to face difficulty with resolve, without excessive fear.

Integrity, Fairness, Respect, Honesty, Courage, Compassion

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COURAGE

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The courage to do the right thing in the face of ethical challenges, even if it is not popular

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MORAL COURAGE

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Is the consciousness of the need to face and fairly address ideas, beliefs, or viewpoints toward which you have no or negative emotion or have not given serious consideration

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INTELLECTUAL COURAGE

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A genuine concern for the welfare of others

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COMPASSION

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Regard what is good and constitute permissible behavior; avoiding what is deemed bad, while seeking the good

Example - killing another human being is considered wrong; however our law enforcement mission dictates circumstances, which require the use of deadly force

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MORALS

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Moral principles based on agreed upon standards of behavior, principles that communities, organizations, cultures, agree are fundamental; Develop and establish standards of day-to-day behavior, which all members agree to live by (Code of Ethics, UCMJ, Regulations, state/federal law, etc.)

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ETHICS

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Moral Knowing, Moral Feeling, Moral Action Ethical Behavior and Core Values

3 COMPONENTS OF CHARACTER

Awareness of what is right Moral Knowing, Moral Feeling, Moral Action Component of Character Ethical Behavior and Core Values

MORAL KNOWING

Desire, to do what is right Moral Knowing, Moral Feeling, Moral Action Components of Character Ethical Behavior and Core Values

MORAL FEELING

Willpower doing what is right Moral Knowing, Moral Feeling, Moral Action Components of Character Ethical Behavior and Core Values

MORAL ACTION

The universal foundation for morals, values and ethics. Universal principles by which all societies organize themselves Ethical Behavior and Core Values

VIRTUES

Formal Organizational Culture, Police Subculture, Go Along to Get Along, Blind Obedience, Code of Silence Ethical Behavior and Core Values

PEER PRESSURE

Positive and negative impacts Isolation that police officers feel, becomes important for the officer to feel accepted by the peer group Ethical Behavior and Core Values

POLICE SUBCULTURE

Depending on each other, distorted to cover situations outside the realm of legitimate law enforcement activity Feel the group will no longer view them as someone who can be trusted; therefore the group owes them no loyalty Ethical Behavior and Core Values

GO ALONG TO GET ALONG

Small indiscretions over time that may gradually lead people to commit larger unethical acts that they otherwise would have judged impermissible Ethical Behavior and Core Values

SLIPPERY SLOPE

Technique of neutralization that someone might justify violating a rule, regulation or breaking the law, for self-satisfying, but incorrect reasons for deviant behavior Poor excuses for poor behaviors Ethical Behavior and Core Values

RATIONALIZTION

Denial of Responsibility, Denial of Injury, Denial of Victim, Condemnation of Condemners, Appeal to Higher Loyalties Ethical Behavior and Core Values

5 MAJOR TYPES OF RATIONALIZATION

Designed to absolve the person from responsibility because of the accident, or other external events for circumstances Personnel who justify fudging on overtime reports "everyone else" is doing the same thing Denial of Responsibility, Denial of Injury, Denial of Victim, Condemnation of Condemners, Appeal to Higher Loyalties Types of Rationalization Ethical Behavior and Core Values

DENIAL OF RESPONSIBILITY

Person is not really denying that they were involved in the deviant act, but that there was no harm done to anyone Denial of Responsibility, Denial of Injury, Denial of Victim, Condemnation of Condemners, Appeal to Higher Loyalties Types of Rationalization Ethical Behavior and Core Values

DENIAL OF INJURY

The person using it is finding it hard to deny that they did the act in question, but essentially saying that the vicim is not a really a victim, and in all likelihood, "had it coming" Denial of Responsibility, Denial of Injury, Denial of Victim, Condemnation of Condemners, Appeal to Higher Loyalties Types of Rationalization Ethical Behavior and Core Values

DENIAL OF VICTIM

Trying to shift blame from themselves tot hoers who are accusing them, hypocritical or spiteful Denial of Responsibility, Denial of Injury, Denial of Victim, Condemnation of Condemners, Appeal to Higher Loyalties Types of Rationalization Ethical Behavior and Core Values

CONDEMNATION OF THE CONDEMNERS

Form of rationalization is used to justify the "code of silence" "We've got to stick together, nobody else is watching out for us" or "you owe me, remember when I covered for you before?" Denial of Responsibility, Denial of Injury, Denial of Victim, Condemnation of Condemners, Appeal to Higher Loyalties Types of Rationalization Ethical Behavior and Core Values

APPEAL TO HIGHER LOYALTIES

Law enforcement personnel can become so entrenched into the noble cause, that they begin to believe that if it is necessary, it is ethical, and the ends justify the means. Planting drug evidence in order to arrest and convict a known drug violator Ethical Behavior and Core Values

NOBLE CAUSE CORRUPTION

Primarily exercised through police discretion. The authority to take decisions of policy and practice, which includes command or patrol authority to decide which laws shall be enforced, and when, where, and how Ethical Behavior and Core Values

STREET LEVEL BUREAUCRACY

Biological roller coaster, where they remain highly vigilant during their tour of duty, but fall to a tired, detached, isolated, and apathetic disposition while at home Ethical Behavior and Core Values

HYPERVIGILANCE

Burnt out agents, pressures of the job, and unforgiving media, perceived unfair management decisions, etc. Ethical Behavior and Core Values

VICTIM-BASED THINKING

Acts of Omission (Nonfeasance), Acts of Commission/Administrative (Misfeasance), Acts of Commission/Criminal (Malfeasance) Ethical Behavior and Core Values

VICTIM BASED THINKING/CONTINUUM OF COMPROMISE

Failing to do something your suppose to do; failure to take appropriate actions as required by law or departmental policy Acts of Omission (Nonfeasance), Acts of Commission/Administrative (Misfeasance), Acts of Commission/Criminal (Malfeasance) Victim Based Thinking Ethical Behavior and Core Values

ACTS OF OMISSION (NONFEASANCE)

Rules, performing a required and lawful task in an unacceptable, inappropriate, or unprofessional manner Acts of Omission (Nonfeasance), Acts of Commission/Administrative (Misfeasance), Acts of Commission/Criminal (Malfeasance) Victim Based Thinking Ethical Behavior and Core Values

ACTS OF COMMISSION/ADMINISTRATIVE (MISFEASANCE)

# Choose to break a law; wrongdoing or illegal conduct that depends on or is related to the misuse of legitimate authority MAL - latin for "bad" Acts of Omission (Nonfeasance), Acts of Commission/Administrative (Misfeasance), Acts of Commission/Criminal (Malfeasance) Victim Based Thinking Ethical Behavior and Core Values

ACTS OF COMMISSION/CRIMINAL (MALFEASANCE)

The Constitution of the United States, Statues, Rules & Regulations, Office of Government Ethics, Internal Affairs/Office of Professional Responsibility, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Agency Ethics Office, Human Resources/Personnel Ethical Behavior and Core Values

SOURCES OF ETHICAL GUIDANCE

IDWAE - Inquire, Define, Weigh, Act, Evaluate OODA - Observe, Orient, Decide, Act Ethical Behavior and Core Values

CRITICAL THINKING & DECISION ACTION PROCESS

Fast thinking, subconscious thinking, muscle memory Ethical Behavior and Core Values

SYSTEM 1/HEURISTIC THINKING

Reflect on those issues prior to becoming involved, moral issue Ethical Behavior and Core Values

TRAIN THE BRAIN

Slow pace thinking, critically thinking about the situation Ethical Behavior and Core Values

SYSTEM 2/CRITICAL THINKING

Inquire, Define, Weight, Act, Evaluate (IDWAE) Process Ethical Behavior and Core Values

FLETC DECISION ACTION PROCESS

The mindset of an officer or agent is critical in all situations, whether within an environment in which the officer is familiar and comfortable, or those with which they are not Ethical Behavior and Core Values

ETHICAL PROTECTOR MINDSET

Ways of living, including behavioral norms, linguistic expression, style of communication, patterns of thinking, and beliefs and values of a group large enough to be self-sustaining and transmitted over the course of generations Ethical Behavior and Core Values

CULTURE

Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills; different cultures Ethical Behavior and Core Values

CULTURAL COMPETENCY

Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people of cultures other than one's own, important to enhance professionalism Ethical Behavior and Core Values

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE

Neutrality, Respect, Trustworthiness, Voice Ethical Behavior and Core Values

FOUR PILLARS OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE

Speaks to the idea of fair processes and how people's perception of fairness is strongly impact by the quality of their experiences and not only the end result of of these experiences More on whether they felt treated in a procedurally just way Pillars of Procedural Justice Ethical Behavior and Core Values

PRCEDURAL JUSTICE

Decisions are unbiased and guided by consistent and transparent reasoning Neutrality, Respect, Trustworthiness, Voice Pillars of Procedural Justice Ethical Behavior and Core Values

NEUTRALITY

All are treated with dignity and respect Neutrality, Respect, Trustworthiness, Voice Pills of Procedural Justice Ethical Behavior and Core Values

RESPECT

Decision makers convey trustworthy motives and concern about the well-being of those impacted by their decisions Neutrality, Respect, Trustworthiness, Voice Pillars of Procedural Justice Ethical Behavior and Core Values

TRUSTWORTHINESS

All are given a chance to tell their side of the story Neutrality, Respect, Trustworthiness, Voice Pillars of Procedural Justice Ethical Behavior and Core Values

VOICE

Law enforcement forcers, of race or ethnicity as the sole factor to justify initiating a stop, conducting a search or focusing on investigation on a particular individual or individuals Ethical Behavior and Core Values

RACIAL PROFILING

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and/or other verbal or physical conduct that enters into employment decisions, and/or conduct the unreasonably interferes with an individual's term, conditions, or privileges of employment, and/or create an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment Civil Rights Act of 1964 (The Act) Ethical Behavior and Core Values

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Pressure for sex, touching, groping, suggestive behavior, sexual humor, sexual explicit or suggestive photos, internet pornography, sexually explicit or suggestive magazines, demanding language regarding a person's sexual orientation or actual/perceived gender identity Civil Rights Act of 1964 (The Act) Ethical Behavior and Core Values

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Something for something, demands sexual favor(s) or acquiescence to unwanted sexual attention as a condition of employment or advancement Ethical Behavior and Core Values

QUID PRO QUO

Unwelcome conduct so severe or pervasive as to create an intimidating/threatening, hostile, or offensive work environment Ethical Behavior and Core Values

HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT

An aggrieved person must file a complaint with his/her Agency's EEO Office within 45 days of the date of the action Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Ethical Behavior and Core Values

REPORTING SEXUAL HARRASSMENT