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Standard Operating Procedures

Standard Operating Procedures

Q The following set of behaviors easily could be added to a department’s standard operating procedures under the ethics category. These behaviors are unacceptable and are viewed by the police and corrections department as unethical: 1. Accepting gratuities (e.g., gifts, favors, money, or anything given to you free.) 2. Using unnecessary force (e.g., physical abuse, emotional mistreatment, or roughing up suspects in custody) 3. Discrimination (mistreating individuals on the basis of race, age, gender, religion, culture, sexual preference, or national origin) 4. Lying in any form (including creating facts to incriminate or protect another) 5. Violating laws, rights, or procedures (e.g., intentionally making a false arrest, filing a false report, or purposely ignoring departmental procedures) Add 5 more unacceptable behaviors to the above list. Additionally, for each behavior listed, you must also provide a rational as to why you feel it should be included in a list of SOP’s. • Please read 1 Timothy 3:2 and explain why it is important for leaders in the criminal justice system to be of the highest character and integrity. Please explain the issues that are created when leaders are not moral and ethical and how this adversely affects our society. • How important is it for leaders to possess a Biblical Worldview? Please review the Discussion Assignment Instructions Download Discussion Assignment Instructionsprior to posting. You may also click the three dots in the upper corner to Show Rubric. Post-First: This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussions. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt. Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module 3: Week 3.

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1. Violating the agency's standard of conduct while on or off-duty. It is important that officers are adhering to the agency’s standard of conduct while on duty and off duty. This is important to ensure that the image of the agency is kept good at all times. 2. Engaging in sexual acts towards the vulnerable. It is unacceptable for law enforcement officers to use their office to take advantage of young girls sexually. 3. Engaging in exams malpractice. Law enforcement officers must be truthful and shun exam malpractices in any form. This is because exam malpractices will result in damaging of the image of the department. 4. Tampering of evidence. IT is unethical for law enforcement officers to tamper with evidence in order to favor or convict any individual or group.