NC BLET State Exam Review
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| Definition of morals | Principals of right and wrong
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| Definition of ethics | The discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral duties
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| How does society have competing roles they place on LEOs? | Society expects LEOs to be crime fighters and public servants
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| How to define the "crime fighter" expectation: | Repressing criminal conduct is most important function; failure of LE means the breakdown of order; efficiency is top priority; emphasis on speed and finality; conveyor belt model; there is a presumption of guilt
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| How to define the "public servant" expectation: | Possibility of error; finality not a priority; insistence on prevention and elimination of mistakes; efficiency is rejected if it involves shortcuts; protection of process is as important as protection of innocents; coercive power of state can be abused
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| What are the stated moral and ethical values of LE, as found in the International Association of Chiefs of Police's Oath of Honor? | Honor, betray, badge, integrity, character, public trust, courage, accountability, community
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| What are the stated moral and ethical values of LE, as found in the International Association of Chiefs of Police's Code of Ethics? | (If you don't remember this by now, you need to reevaluate your life)
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| What are the stated moral and ethical values of LE, as found in the International Association of Chiefs of Police's Code of Conduct? | (Pg 10-12 of the outline - too much to put in here)
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| What are the stated moral and ethical values of LE, as found in the International Association of Chiefs of Police's Canon of Police Ethics? | Article 1-11 (pg 12-15)
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| What are SOME common rationalizations and beliefs that lead to unethical behavior in LE? | Loyalty to colleagues before anything else; public is enemy; due process is a barrier; crime control is better than social service; public is weak; LEOs are underpaid and misunderstood; you are (above) the law; public thinks all cops are bad; ETC
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| What are the common drivers of unethical behavior? | Noble cause corruption; blue curtain/code of silence; slippery slope; mama rosa test
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| What is the "noble cause corruption"? | Rationalization of the end justifies the means even if the means are illegal. Belief that legal techniques make the job impossible. Belief that the offender was definitely guilty
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| What is the "blue curtain/code of silence"? | When an officer instinctively tends to focus on protecting co-workers rather than wrongs that have been done
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| What is the "slippery slope"? | Rationalizing wrong doing at a small level and then gradually committing larger offenses
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| What is the "mama rosa test"? | See how far an individual is willing to go to prove themselves (rookie vs experienced officers)
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| What are six major groups of unethical behavior in LE? | Graft, bribery and corruption; process corruption; brutality and excessive force; on duty professional conduct; workplace deviance; off duty unprofessional conduct
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| What is graft, bribery, and corruption? | Using your position of authority for your own benefit
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| What is process corruption? | Interfering with the process of gathering evidence
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| What is brutality and excessive force? | Using more force than needed
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| What is on duty professional conduct? | In-action on calls, racial/sex discrimination, negligent treatment of victims or people in custody
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| What is workplace deviance? | Harassment/racism/sexism, etc towards colleagues
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| What is off duty unprofessional conduct? | Engaging in behavior that poorly reflects the profession (i.e. fighting, drunk driving, etc)
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