CTE Task: Ethics in Law Enforcement
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COURSE: |
Criminal Justice 1 |
CLASS PERIOD LENTH: |
45 minutes |
Ethics in Law Enforcement |
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Task Description |
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Students will:
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4) Evaluate the impact of ethics, confidentiality, character and credibility on law enforcement careers. Justify the importance of personal traits such as integrity, respect, responsibility, confidentiality, and ethical behavior in the workplace and the impact they can have on career success. |
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Upon successful completion of these tasks students will demonstrate the ability to:
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To move students towards deeper understanding, they should be given opportunities to:
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If students are struggling to access this task, additional supports and strategies could be employed as students are engaging with the task.
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Additional Resources Earl, K. (2017, Oct. 30). 9 steps to keeping your cop ethics in check. Police1. https://www.police1.com/ethics/articles/9-steps-to-keeping-your-cop-ethics-in-check-ZBGmLThsfLgJL9NV/ |
Student Resources
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Ethics in Law Enforcement
- Read 9 steps to keeping your cop ethics in check at: https://www.police1.com/ethics/articles/9-steps-to-keeping-your-cop-ethics-in-check-ZBGmLThsfLgJL9NV/
- Create thee bullet points highlighting the relationship between ethical survival and career survival, then create one bullet point about how you can relate this information to your life right now.
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- Search and compare at least two law enforcement codes of ethics. A simple “Google search” will result in several. List at least two similarities and two differences you notice when comparing the codes.
- Use the law enforcement codes of ethics as a model for writing your own personal code of ethics for online learning. You should incorporate ethics for various areas related to online learning such as:
- showing respect to teachers and classmates,
- academic integrity, and
- appropriate communication.