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Law 10
Agency policies & Professional ethics
Question | Answer |
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3 factors that influences the choices that an officer must make in his position as an officer | 1) law (federal, state, and local), 2) department policies, 3) individual's own ethics |
discretion | power to decide or act on his own knowledge and judgment |
civil liability occurs when | a person proves that another person (like an officer) failes to do his duty to that person |
tort | civil wrong committed against an individual in which the injured party gets compensation |
Internal Affairs | special unit that investigate allegations of misconduct by officers |
punishment officers gets who violate policy and laws | suspension or days off without pay. Oral /written reprimands, demotion, probation, remedial training, or termination. |