BPOC Professionalism and Ethics: Key Principles for Law
Enforcement
, BPOC Professionalism and Ethics: Key Principles for Law
Enforcement
1. What is profession? a calling requiring specialized
knowledge and often long and
intensive academic preparation
2. What is a Professional Someone in a calling considered
socially superior to a trade or
handicraft
3. What requirements must a profession meet 1. Posses a specialized body of
knowledge
to be considered a profession? through advanced education or training
2. Share commitment to serving
public.
3. Share commitment to
promoting com- mon good
4. Share a professional creed or
code of ethics that hold them and their
4. What are the characteristics of
profession- alism colleagues to a higher standard.
1. Service to others
2. Assessment of client needs
3. Body of knowledge obtained
through ex- tended pre-service
education
4. Standards of entry, practice and
ethical conduct
5. Continuing education and
lifelong learn- ing
5. What is Police Legitimacy? means people have trust and
confidence in the police, accept the
police authority, and believe oflcers
are fair
, BPOC Professionalism and Ethics: Key Principles for Law
Enforcement
6. How can Officers build public confidence? 1. Treating people with dignity and
respect
2. Making decisions fairly, based
on facts, not illegitimate factors
such as race
3. giving people "voice"
Enforcement
, BPOC Professionalism and Ethics: Key Principles for Law
Enforcement
1. What is profession? a calling requiring specialized
knowledge and often long and
intensive academic preparation
2. What is a Professional Someone in a calling considered
socially superior to a trade or
handicraft
3. What requirements must a profession meet 1. Posses a specialized body of
knowledge
to be considered a profession? through advanced education or training
2. Share commitment to serving
public.
3. Share commitment to
promoting com- mon good
4. Share a professional creed or
code of ethics that hold them and their
4. What are the characteristics of
profession- alism colleagues to a higher standard.
1. Service to others
2. Assessment of client needs
3. Body of knowledge obtained
through ex- tended pre-service
education
4. Standards of entry, practice and
ethical conduct
5. Continuing education and
lifelong learn- ing
5. What is Police Legitimacy? means people have trust and
confidence in the police, accept the
police authority, and believe oflcers
are fair
, BPOC Professionalism and Ethics: Key Principles for Law
Enforcement
6. How can Officers build public confidence? 1. Treating people with dignity and
respect
2. Making decisions fairly, based
on facts, not illegitimate factors
such as race
3. giving people "voice"
