Enforcing Ethics

Provides realistic scenarios that encourage ethical behavior among police or corrections officers. Presents fifty real-life scenarios in "Ethical Encounters" which ask the best means of handling the situation and resolving the matter ethically. Provides fifty challenging ethical questions in "Points to Ponder" that prepare readers for the "Ethical Encounters" section. For example, a question might ask, "Would you follow a direct order from a supervisor if you believed the order was unethical or inappropriate?" Presents issues in "Contributing Factors" that contribute to why an officer may behave inappropriately. This gives the reader an overview enabling them to understand why officers may act unethically. An essential reference for every police officer and supervisor as well as every citizen concerned with ethical police behavior.