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Learning Objectives

10-1:  Define police discretion and the factors that influence it.

10-2:  Assess factors that can affect the use of discretion by police.

10-3:  Define the term ethics and discuss its importance in the field of policing.

10-4:  Identify and describe various organizational strategies that can be used to mitigate unethical police conduct.

Web Link 1
Ethics and Integrity 
This Department of Justice webpage reviews the principles of ethics and integrity in Community Oriented Policing Services.

1. How does the Justice Department describe its principles of ethics?
2. What are specifically ethical considerations for community-oriented policing?
3. What information on ethics does the Justice Department provide for the public and agencies?