NCJ Number
196954
Date Published
2001
Length
0 pages
Annotation
This “toolkit” contains a video and a CD that provide information and instruction on the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Oath of Honor for police officers as well as various other materials on the importance and content of police ethics in the context of community policing.
Abstract
The video provides an explanation of the elements of the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor and what it means for a law enforcement officer to take the oath. Also included in the kit is a copy of the Oath of Honor suitable for framing. Police agencies are encouraged to distribute the oath and incorporate it into ceremonies as a means for individual officers to publicly record their commitment to high ethical standards. Regional Community Policing Institutes are profiled; these institutes provide free ethics and integrity training courses. Specific reports and resources that focus on the issues of ethics and integrity are provided as well, along with a model policy on standards of conduct. The latter is intended to assist law enforcement agencies to develop specific standards of conduct. A two-part training key contained in the CD is designed for the in-service training of police officers; it examines the nature and importance of police ethics and discusses some of the factors that affect police integrity. Suggestions may help law enforcement agencies resolve some of the problems identified. Also included in the CD is a final report presented to the International Association of Chiefs of Police by the Administration of Justice Program at George Mason University; it reviews the existing knowledge of the public image of the police up to the year 2000. Relevant Internet Web sites are listed.