NCJ Number
177214
Date Published
1997
Length
251 pages
Annotation
This practical guide to ethical issues affecting police officers of all ranks uses real-life policing situations in Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Abstract
The study of police ethics is intended to help individual police officers and police agencies establish professional standards. Police agencies should develop disciplinary codes that demand high ethical and performance standards of police officers, and police officers should embrace the study of ethics in the conduct of their duties. The guide examines ethical dimensions of police work, policing theories, police authority, and police discretion. It also covers police use of coercive and deadly force, police corruption, autonomy and accountability in police agencies, the profession of policing, ethical issues in criminal investigations, and ethical issues in police interrogation and custody. Case studies are included to illustrate the nature and scope of police ethics and ethical dilemmas faced by police officers. References and notes