CJUS 350 Discussion Board 3
Standard Operating Procedures
The following set of behaviors easily could be added to a department’s standard operating procedures under the ethics category. These behaviors are unacceptable and are viewed by the police and corrections department as unethical:
- Accepting gratuities (e.g., gifts, favors, money, or anything given to you free.)
- Using unnecessary force (e.g., physical abuse, emotional mistreatment, or roughing up suspects in custody)
- Discrimination (mistreating individuals on the basis of race, age, gender, religion, culture, sexual preference, or national origin)
- Lying in any form (including creating facts to incriminate or protect another)
- Violating laws, rights, or procedures (e.g., intentionally making a false arrest, filing a false report, or purposely ignoring departmental procedures)
Add 5 more unacceptable behaviors to this list.
Additionally, for each behavior listed, you must also provide a rational as to why you feel it should be included in a list of SOP’s.