LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS VOCAB

Law Enforcement Code Of Ethics

To insure that all peace officers are fully aware of their individual responsibilities to maintain their own integrity and that of their agency, every peace officer, during basic training, or at the time of appointment, shall be administered the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics.

Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, my fundamental duty is to serve; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all to liberty, equality and justice.

​Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

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• fundamental

• protect

• deception

• oppression

Basic, Essential

to keep someone or something safe

Trickery, Fraud

Harsh, Cruel treatment

• Basic, Essential

• to keep someone or something safe

• Trickery, Fraud

• Harsh, Cruel treatment

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• violence

• disorder

• equality

• intimidation

physical force to cause harm

Chaos, Turmoil

Fairness, Equity

To frighten

• physical force to cause harm

• Chaos, Turmoil

• Fairness, Equity

• To frighten

Law Enforcement Code of Ethics (Cont.)

I WILL keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.

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• Unsullied

• Courageous

• Scorn

• Ridicule

• Self-Restraint

Not Damaged/ Clean

Able to face danger

dislike and disrespect

to make fun of

control over your own actions

• Not Damaged/ Clean

• Able to face danger

• dislike and disrespect

• to make fun of

• control over your own actions

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• mindful

• welfare

• deed

• official

• exemplary

conscious

well-being

action

authorized/ Professional

outstanding

• conscious

• well-being

• action

• authorized/ Professional

• outstanding

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• regulations

• confidential

• confided

• official capacity

• revelation

guidelines

private

shared in secret

formal role

disclosure

• guidelines

• private

• shared in secret

• formal role

• disclosure

I WILL never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.

​Law Enforcement Code of Ethics (Cont.)

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• officiously

• prejudices

• animosities

aggressive in offering unwanted help

unfair feeling of dislike

feeling of dislike or hatred

• aggressive in offering unwanted help

• unfair feeling of dislike

• feeling of dislike or hatred

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• prosecution

• malice

• gratuities

Trial against a person for a crime

desire to cause harm

monetary or non-monetary gifts

• Trial against a person for a crime

• desire to cause harm

• monetary or non-monetary gifts

I RECOGNIZE the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself to my chosen profession...law enforcement.

​Law Enforcement Code of Ethics (Cont.)

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• RECOGNIZE

• FAITH

• ETHICS

• OBJECTIVES

• IDEALS

Understanding and acknowledging something

Belief and trust in something

Moral principles and values

Goals and aims to achieve

Principles or standards that are considered desirable

• Understanding and acknowledging something

• Belief and trust in something

• Moral principles and values

• Goals and aims to achieve

• Principles or standards that are considered desirable