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1. The topic of ethics has always been a central feature in police academy training. Recruits throughout the ages have been introduced to core values of the law enforcement profession, including duty, honor, loyalty, public order, justice, protection, and integrity. They become steeped in the time-honored words of the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics adopted at the 64th Annual IACP Conference and Exposition in 1957 and the sacred Oath of Honor
2. Ethics training in law enforcement became a particular priority in the mid-1990s, when the IACP established an Ad Hoc Committee on Police Image and Ethics. The committee acknowledged that increased litigation alleging police misconduct, problems with the public’s perception of police, and personal distress among officers required enhanced ethics training. Based upon a needs assessment conducted by an independent consultant, the IACP offered several recommendations, including providing job-specific ethics instruction for all ranks and throughout an officer’s career; improving instructional content by incorporating decision-making models, discussing values, and employing critical thinking exercises; and developing appropriate training utilizing adult-learning models. Also, in 1996, community leaders, police chiefs, and officers met in Washington, DC, at the National Symposium on Police Integrity to address ethics issues. The symposium recommended a national workshop facilitated by representatives from law enforcement leadership programs develop an ethics curriculum for training programs for both pre-service recruits and in-service officers.

MODULE 1 Ethical Behavior
• Ethical Behavior – Learning Outcomes
• The Importance Of Ethical Behavior
• Ethics And The Pursuit Of A Law Enforcement Career
• As Employees In Law Enforcement Agencies
• Ethical Behavior – Lesson Summary
MODULE 2 Ethical Systems
• Ethical Systems – Learning Outcomes
• Major Ethical Systems
• Utilitarian Ethics
• Deontology
• Virtue Ethics
• Ethics Of Care And Egoism
• Religion Or Divine Command Theory
• Natural Law & Social Contract Theory
• Rawls’ Theory Of Justice & Moral Relativism
• Ethical Systems – Lesson Summary
MODULE 3 Ethical Dilemmas And The Process Of Effective Resolution
• Ethical Dilemmas And The Process Of Effective Resolution – Learning Outcomes
• Ethical Dilemmas & Values
• Solving Ethical Dilemmas
• Ethical Dilemmas And The Process Of Effective Resolution – Lesson Summary
MODULE 4 Key Ethical Issues Within Law Enforcement
• Key Ethical Issues Within Law Enforcement – Learning Outcomes
• The Ethics Of Power And Authority
• The Milgram Experiment
• Person, Gender, And Cultural Differences In Conformity
• Ethical Issues During An Investigation
• Key Ethical Issues Within Law Enforcement – Lesson Summary
MODULE 5 Accountability And Investigation
• Accountability And Investigation – Learning Outcomes
• Autonomy And Accountability
• Investigation Models & Offices
• Accountability And Investigation – Lesson Summary
MODULE 6 Policing
• Policing – Learning Outcomes
• Noble Cause Corruption
• Policing Public Demonstrations And Crowd Control
• Sex Offender Notification Laws
• Ethics Of Private Policing
• Policing – Lesson Summary
MODULE 7 Discretion, Supervision, And Leadership
• Discretion, Supervision, And Leadership – Learning Outcomes
• The Ethics Surrounding Discretion
• Discretion And Supervision
• Loyalty
• Ethical Leadership
• Transactional And Transformational Leadership
• Discretion, Supervision, And Leadership – Lesson Summary
MODULE 8 The Culture Of Law Enforcement
• The Culture Of Law Enforcement – Learning Outcomes
• Police Subculture
• Socialization Of Police
• Skepticism And Cynicism
• Moral Culpability Versus Legal Culpability
• The Culture Of Law Enforcement – Lesson Summary
MODULE 9 Course Assessment
• Ethics In Law Enforcement – Course Assessment