Honoring the Badge: Spotting and Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
Tue, Feb 11
|Jefferson County Sheriff Training Center
Modern policing operates within a complex ethical landscape, where decisions made in a split second can reverberate from the streets to the courtroom and beyond.
Time & Location
Feb 11, 2025, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jefferson County Sheriff Training Center, 3500 Happy Hollow Ln, Fultondale, AL 35068, USA
About the Event
Cost: 80.00
4 C.E.U.s
Description
Every day, law enforcement personnel are presented with choices that can have long-term career consequences. Ethical behavior and decision-making are vital to the success and reputation of every law enforcement agency and the well-being of every officer. This presentation takes a deep dive into applied ethics and deals with hidden and ignored ethical challenges within law enforcement. The course was created by world-renowned ethicist Michael Josephson and Detective Captain James Dugan. Jim, whose highly decorated NJ police career was derailed by one bad judgment, provides a unique, sobering, and inspiring perspective.
This presentation addresses the following critical organizational needs:• The major causes of unethical behavior within a law enforcement agency.• The inherent career and officer wellness consequences of unethical behavior - long and short term.• The liability of ethical compromise from the legal and public support point of view.• The critical nature of ethical behavior…