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Police Ethics
Douglas Perez
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Description for Police Ethics
Paperback. Ethical clarity is especially critical for the police professional - perhaps uniquely so - because the ethical point of view determines the way police competence is understood. This book promotes an ethic to live by for officers and other professionals, and applies various schools of ethical thought to practical examples in policing. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSW1; LNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
POLICE ETHICS, 2nd Edition complements traditional police training by illustrating the importance of and techniques for employing ethics in law enforcement. Ethical clarity is especially critical for the police professional – perhaps uniquely so – because the ethical point of view determines the way "police competence" is understood. In addition to the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, the book promotes an "ethic to live by" for officers, and applies various schools of ethical thought to practical examples in policing. The authors avoid dictating rules and labeling behaviors as inherently good or bad, instead providing the tools necessary for making intelligent, ... Read more
POLICE ETHICS, 2nd Edition complements traditional police training by illustrating the importance of and techniques for employing ethics in law enforcement. Ethical clarity is especially critical for the police professional – perhaps uniquely so – because the ethical point of view determines the way "police competence" is understood. In addition to the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, the book promotes an "ethic to live by" for officers, and applies various schools of ethical thought to practical examples in policing. The authors avoid dictating rules and labeling behaviors as inherently good or bad, instead providing the tools necessary for making intelligent, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
365g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Clifton Park, United States
ISBN
9781111544515
SKU
V9781111544515
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99-50
About Douglas Perez
Perez teaches courses in criminal justice, focusing on the police, law and society, the drug war, and introductory courses. After serving as both a police and correctional officer, he began teaching at the college level on a dozen campuses around the nation. In addition to consulting for numerous police departments and the federal government, he has published Common Sense About ... Read more
Reviews for Police Ethics
Acknowledgments. Preface to the Second Edition. 1. Introduction. Part I: THE SETTING. 2. Police Professionalism. 3. The Nature of Police Work. 4. Why Be Ethical? Part II: ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS. 5. What is Character? 6. The Development of Character. 7. Ethical Formalism. 8. Utilitarianism. 9. An Ethic To Live By. 10. Judgment Calls. Part III: ON THE STREET. 11. Types of ... Read more