Q1. Search the internet and find a copy of the Police Officers’ Code of Ethics (not the Oath of Honor) written by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and read it. What kind of code is it? As a law enforcement officer, could you live up to that code? Do you think it is important for the law enforcement profession to have a ‘code of ethics’?
Q2. In this chapter, the terms ‘crime fighter’ and ‘public servant’ are defined. Do you think most officers see themselves as a crime fighter or a public servant? Why?
HWLesson Three/Chapter Five:
Q1. Search the internet and find a copy of the Police Officers’ Code of Ethics (not the Oath of Honor) written by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and read it. What kind of code is it? As a law enforcement officer, could you live up to that code? Do you think it is important for the law enforcement profession to have a ‘code of ethics’?
Q2. In this chapter, the terms ‘crime fighter’ and ‘public servant’ are defined. Do you think most officers see themselves as a crime fighter or a public servant? Why?