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Capt. Darwin Jones
Wiley College
Lee P. Brown Criminal Justice Institute
Ethics has many different definitions including:
rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession: such as police officers.
It is also the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation.
What are ethics?
Ethics has many different definitions but all of the definitions are related to having the ability to determine what is right and what
is wrong. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, ethics is defined as rules or standards (policies)
that govern a persons conduct. This definition uses police officers as an example (ethics, n.d.).
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Unethical behavior has caused detrimental consequences to various police departments, through civil litigation. Common litigation allegations include:
Excessive Use of Force
Discrimination (Racial, Sexual, Age, & Religious)
Sexual Harassment
These situations have bad outcomes which can put a damper on the departments financial situation and also more importantly, their REPUTATION.
History of Ethics
1.) Historically, police departments are an important staple in the community, something that its residents can and should be able
to trust and depend on with their lives. When unethical behavior has and/or is taking place within the police force, that can cause
bonds of trust to be broken which can divide communities and tear friendships and relationships apart.
Reputation goes hand in hand with respect in regards to the police department, and if there is a few corrupt in the force, that
will put a indefinite black mark on the whole department. When they think of police, they will always think of that scandal, or
allegations of what happened to a few police rather than the hundreds of time that the police upheld the law, saved lives, and
prevented potential crime from taking place.
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Kenneth Lay - Enron
Enron's downfall, and the imprisonment of several of its leadership group, was one of the most shocking and widely reported ethics violations of all time. It not only bankrupted the company but also destroyed Arthur Andersen (89 years), one of the largest audit firms in the world. Lay was convicted on six counts of fraud and faced up to 45 years in jail. Lay died in 2006, three months prior to his sentencing hearing ($40-50 Million).
Bernard Ebbers - Worldcom
As the SEC was conducting its investigation of Enron, an even larger CEO ethics violation was brewing. CEO Bernard Ebbers owned hundreds of millions of dollars in Worldcom stock.
As the stock price dropped, banks began demanding that Ebbers cover more than $400 million in margin calls. Ebbers convinced the board to lend him the money so that he would not have to sell substantial blocks of stock.
The resulting SEC investigation resulted in the company's bankruptcy filing in 2002 and the conviction of Ebbers on fraud, conspiracy and filing false documents charges. Ebbers began a 25-year sentence in federal prison in 2006.
Bernard Ebbers - Worldcom
Dennis Kozlowski - Tyco
Kozlowski, the CEO of Tyco, a massive security and electronics company, was also caught with his hand in the corporate coffers.
In 2002, the board of directors discovered that Kozlowski and Mark Schwartz, the company's CFO, had taken unauthorized bonuses and loans in the amount of $600 million.
Both were brought up on charges of grand larceny and securities fraud, among others. Kozlowski had paid for lavish parties, a Manhattan address and expensive jewelry with corporate funds.
His first trial in 2004 resulted in a mistrial, but in 2005 he was sentenced to between eight and 25 years.
Dennis Kozlowski - Tyco
"Is it the person who is bad, or is it that the environment makes good people behave badly?"
Bad Supervisors teach us not to be that supervisor.
Good supervisors provide desirable traits for future leaders.
New people don’t make problems, they reveal them.
Tradition is not always right.
Adaptability is everything for a leader.
What good bad Supervisors teach us…
See it before you see it…Walt Disney.
There are leaders and there are followers.
Lead, Follow, or get the hell out of the way.
Go where others have not gone before.
Don’t be afraid of newness.
Always remain positive…
Find the good in every situation.
Leadership Lessons
Admonish when bad
Praise when good
Document problems and corrective measures.
“Be aware of people who question everything but don’t have the answers to anything.” ~ DLJ
Problems Subordinates
Top 10 Leadership Skills
Communication-As a leader, you need to be able to clearly and succinctly explain to your employees everything from organizational goals to specific tasks.
Active listening
Articulating
Clarity
Concision
Correspondence
Editing
Explaining
Expression
Facilitating group conversations
Nonverbal communication
Presentation
Public speaking
Reading body language
Reducing ambiguity
Verbal communication
Written communication
Motivation-Leaders need to inspire their workers to go the extra mile for their organizations; just paying a fair salary to employees is typically not enough inspiration (although it is important too).
Asking for input
Assessing interests of staff
Convincing
Mentoring
Open to employee concerns
Persuasive
Providing productive and challenging work
Providing rewards
Recognizing others
Setting effective goals
Team-building
Thanking staff
Understanding employee differences
Delegating-Leaders who try to take on too many tasks by themselves will struggle to get anything done. These leaders often fear that delegating tasks is a sign of weakness, when in fact it is a sign of a strong leader.
Accepting feedback from employees
Allotting resources for employees
Assessing employee strengths and weaknesses
Defining expectations
Evaluating employee performance
Identifying measurable outcomes
Matching the task to the right employee
Prioritizing tasks
Setting expectations
Teamwork
Time management
Training
Trust in employees
Positivity-A positive attitude can go a long way in an office. You should be able to laugh at yourself when something doesn't go quite as planned; this helps create a happy and healthy work environment, even during busy, stressful periods.
Caring
Conflict management
Developing rapport
Diplomacy
Encouraging
Empathetic
Friendliness
Helping others
Humor
Interpersonal
Positive reinforcement
Respect
Social
Trustworthiness-Employees need to be able to feel comfortable coming to their manager or leader with questions and concerns. It is important for you to demonstrate your integrity – employees will only trust leaders they respect.
Ability to apologize
Accountability
Business ethics
Confidentiality
Conscientious
Consistent in behavior towards employees
Credibility
Emotional intelligence
Empathy
Honesty
Integrity
Moral compass
Reliability
Respectfulness
Standing up for what is right
Thoughtful
Creativity-As a leader, you have to make a number of decisions that do not have a clear answer; you therefore need to be able to think outside of the box.
Analytical
Critical thinking
Curiosity
Embracing different cultural perspectives
Foresight
Identifying patterns
Imaginative
Innovative
Listening to others’ ideas
Observation
Open-mindedness
Problem solving
Sound judgment
Visionary
Feedback-Leaders should constantly look for opportunities to deliver useful information to team members about their performance.
Being open to receiving feedback
Building confidence in employees
Clarity
Clearly laying out expectations
Coaching
Following up
Frequent feedback
Listening to employees’ responses
Mentoring
Positive reinforcement
Providing specific advice
Respectful
Responsibility-A leader is responsible for both the successes and failures of his or her team.
Acknowledging mistakes
Being open to customer feedback
Evaluating best solutions
Forecasting
Learning from past mistakes
Listening to feedback from employees and managers
Project planning
Reflectiveness
Resolving problems
Transparency
Trouble shooting
Commitment-It is important for leaders to follow through with what they agree to do.
Applying feedback
Commitment to company objectives
Determination
Embracing professional development
Following through
Keeping promises
Passion
Perseverance
Prioritization
Professionalism
Team player
Work ethic
Flexibility-Leaders need to be flexible, accepting whatever changes come their way. Employees will appreciate your ability to accept changes in stride and creatively problem solve.
Ability to learn new skills
Ability to respond to new problems or issues
Adaptability
Improvising
Negotiating
Open to feedback
Recognizing individuals’ strengths and skills
Treating employees as individuals
Lying to your spouse about how much money you spent.
Lying to your parents about where you were for the evening.
Stealing money from the petty cash drawer at work.
Lying on your resume in order to get a job.
Talking about a friend behind his back.
Taking credit for work you did not do.
Cheating on a school paper by copying it off the Internet.
Taking $20.00 out of your friend's wallet when he is sleeping.
Using your position of power at work to sexually harass someone.
Selling a house and not disclosing known defects to the buyers.
Selling a car and lying about the vehicle's accident history.
Unethical Behavior Among Individuals
Dumping pollutants into the water supply rather than cleaning up the pollution properly.
Releasing toxins into the air in levels above what is permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Coercing an injured worker not to report a work injury to workers' compensation by threatening him with the loss of a job or benefits.
Refusing to give an employee a final paycheck for hours worked after the employee leaves the company.
Not paying an employee for all of the hours worked.
Incorrectly classifying an employee as an independent contractor and not as an employee in order to reduce payroll taxes and avoid purchasing unemployment and workers' compensation insurance.
Engaging in price fixing to force smaller competitors out of business.
Using bait and switch or false advertising tactics to lure customers in or convince them to buy a product.
Rolling back the odometer on a vehicle that is for sale.
Refusing to honor a warranty claim on a defective product.
Unethical Behavior Among Businesses
Doctors, dentists and lawyers dating their clients.
Not telling a patient his true diagnosis because the physician didn't know the details of the diagnosis.
A dentist preforms unnecessary procedures on a patient in order to receive the insurance payment.
Using a patient as a teaching tool for students for long periods of time without the permission of the patient or patient's family.
A lawyer will not return money or provide a which was being held for a client.
A lawyer represents parties on both sides of a legal transaction.
Unethical Behavior by Professionals
Using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to target groups that you do not like by auditing those groups or refusing to give them tax exempt status.
Obtaining private tax information about your political opponents from the Internal Revenue Service and using that information in a campaign.
Accepting excess campaign contributions that violate campaign finance laws.
Using money that was donated to your campaign for personal, non-approved expenses.
Using your position of power to coerce lobbyists into buying expensive gifts for you and for your wife.
Secretly spying on U.S. citizens in violation of the Fourth Amendment and lying about the spying that is going on.
Using your position of power to close traffic lanes in order to intentionally create a traffic jam that affects residents of a city because residents in that city are not likely to vote for you in an election.
Unethical Behavior Among Politicians & Government
CRJA 4325-55 Leadership Questions
