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What is the result of misconduct incidents in police forces?

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-Mistrust
-Police/Community relations suffer
-Morale of the enforcement agency suffers
-Mistrust within the agency itself
-Reputation of good, hard-working, and ethical law enforcement professionals are tainted.

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What should the response of agencies be?

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-Community policing programs
-Mandatory ethics training for recruits
-Improved screening and recruitment practices
-Investigating/displining/prosecuting officers for unethical or criminal behaviours
-Deportment protocols (Code of Conduct)

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What is an officer obligated to?

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An officer is obligated to serve as an effective representative of his agency, and to contribute to the professional image of his fellow officers

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What is a code of conduct?

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a formal code of ethics

to which all officers in that agency must subscribe

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What are some institutions/people that teach us values and ethics?

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Family, School, Church, and Media

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What are the common values reflected in Codes of Conduct?

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Honesty, Integrity, Respect, Fair/Just, Accountable/Responsible, Benevolence and Empathy

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What are the 6 pillars of character?

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  1. Trustworthiness
  2. Respect
  3. Responsibility
  4. Justice and Fairness
  5. Caring
  6. Civic Virtue and Citizenship
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Should a code of conduct bind law enforcement officers both on and off duty?

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Yes

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What are the 4 components for making ethical decisions?

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  • Clearly understand the issues
  • Evaluate the facts
  • Make the decision
  • Follow through
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How many decertifications occurred between 1990-1995?

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2,296 decertifications

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What was the average age of officers who have been decertified?

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32 years

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What was the average years of sworn service of decertified officers at the time they committed the act that caused them to be decertified?

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7.2 years

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Do police departments, state police, or sheriff officers experience more serious misconduct?

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Sheriff Officers

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What is the decertification rate, male vs. female?

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Males: 93%
Female: 7%

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What are the rates between different races?

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Caucasian 73%-81%
African Amer. 11%-19%
Hispanic 06%-08%

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What are the education rates?

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B.A./B.S. 8%
A.A./A.S. 10%
G.E.D. 11%
High School 70%

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Number of previous employments:

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2.16

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What are the 4 top offences

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  1. False Statements 19.9 %
  2. Battery/Exc. Force 14.6%
  3. Larceny 12.1%
  4. Sex other than rape 9.5%
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What are the 4 offense groups?

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Greed (false reports): 47%
Anger: 20%
Lust: 13%
Peer Pressure: 13%

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What is the Victim of Compromise process?

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  1. Perceived sense of victimization
  2. Acts of Omission (Rationalizing)
  3. Acts of Comission(Administrative)
  4. Acts of Commission- Criminal
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What are some indicators of the “A perceived sense of victimization”?

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-Over-investment & over-identification with the job
- “Us versus them” mentality
- Distrusting and resentful of anyone who controls their job

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What are some indicators of the “Acts of Omission Process”?

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  • Rationalizing & Justifying not doing things
  • Selective non-productivity
  • Decreased productivity and passive resistance to organizational mandates
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What are some indicators of the “Acts of Commission (Admistrative)” process?

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  • Carry unauthorized equipment/weapons
  • Engaging in prohibited pursuits
  • Drinking on duty
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What are some indicators of the “Acts of Commission (criminal)” process?

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  • Engaging in and rationalizing behaviour
  • Overtime or payroll records are embellished
  • A seized gun kept by officer
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What is the Entitlement Mindset?
A mindest that suggest "we stick together" and "we deserve special treatment" (rules don't apply to them)
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What is the "loyalty" issue between officers?
Officers not telling the truth in an attempt to protect a partner or co-worker
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How to avoid the continuum of compromise?
Awareness Preparedness Every single decision counts
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What is harassment?
Harassment is words or actions that are unwelcome and that create a negative or hostile work environment for others.
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What criteria are used to determine whether harassment has occurred?
-unwelcome -Not asked for, not returned -persistent and repeated-patterns of behaviour -creates a negative impact/environment -coerced or forced -intent does not count; rather it is the impact that matters
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Verbal Harassment examples:
Racial Slurs, Sexual Jokes, Malicious Gossip, Derogatory Comment
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Visual Harassment examples:
Ogling, Gestures, Staring, Posters
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Written Harassment examples:
Obscenities, unwelcome love notes, unwelcome texts, obsene letters
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Touching Harassment examples:
violating space, grabbing, caressing, unwelcome touching
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Abuse of power examples:
Using position to request dates, Intimidation, using position to exclude, bullying
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Threats examples:
Demands, loss of job, stalking, employment selections
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Force examples:
sabotage, weapons, assault, rape
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Relevant Statutes:
Occupational Health and Safety Act Human Rights Code Criminal Code
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Does intent matter?
Intent does not count but it is the impact that matters
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On the lower end of the spectrum of harassment, what is important?
-->It is patterns of behavior as opposed to one incident -->Expectation to speak out
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On the higher end of the spectrum of harassment, what is important?
There is less onus to speak out – one incident can constitute criminal harassment
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If there is a power disparity there is....
a higher expectation of appropriate conduct.
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What are the effects on the workplace?
* Reduced efficiency and productivity. * Increased stress and tensions between workers. * High absenteeism rates. * Higher turnover, resulting in higher recruitment costs. * Higher levels of customer dissatisfaction.
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Is the protection against harrassment in employment extend to all places and occasions where people are gathered for work purposes?
Yes Example: Company dinners, BQQs

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