Ethics in Policing Training

Applying laws equally, without bias, and based on fairness.

Guiding police actions by moral principles like honesty, equality, & justice.

Protecting citizens' rights to act, speak, and think freely, respecting their rights.

Police duty to avoid harm and promote public safety and well-being.

Analyzing situations, anticipating consequences, & making sound ethical choices.

Treating every individual with respect and dignity, equal under the law.

Honesty, integrity, and transparency in police investigations and actions.

Society where citizens freely elect, have equal rights and freedoms under the law, with no one above it.

A human being capable of making ethical decisions, understanding right from wrong, and taking responsibility for their actions.

Basic needs for physical existence, like food, water, shelter, and safety.

Needs related to connection and interaction with others, such as belonging, achievement, and influence.

Ethics helps resolve conflicts when individual needs clash, ensuring fair and just solutions for everyone.

The ability to understand and share the feelings of others.

A strong dislike or hatred, especially towards those who are different from us.

Favoring members of your own group (e.g., family, friends) over others.

Using logic and thought processes to evaluate situations and make ethical choices.

Police in an autocracy serve the ruling class, potentially oppressing citizens and maintaining power.

A police officer who understands right and wrong, has free will to make choices, and is accountable for their actions.

Knowing right from wrong and choosing to do what is right.

Knowing what is right but choosing to do what is wrong.

Freedom, goodness, equality, justice, and truth form the ethical framework for police conduct.

Police in Canada (civil society) protect rights and serve the public, while in China (autocracy) they enforce the government's agenda.

Our feelings and reasoning lead to our behavior. It's how we act based on emotions and thoughts.

Rules help guide our behavior, ensure fairness, and prevent harm. They create a framework for a peaceful society.

These are unwritten rules that define what's acceptable behavior in a society. They help us understand how to interact with each other.

These are specific rules for people in certain professions. They ensure ethical conduct in those fields.

This is your own set of internal rules based on your values and principles. It guides your personal decisions.

A society where citizens have power, equal rights, and where the law applies to everyone, even leaders.

A society ruled by a single dictator or central authority, with limited rights for citizens.

Police protect citizens, uphold the law, and respect their rights, ensuring a safe and fair society.

Carefully analyzing information, understanding different perspectives, and making informed decisions based on evidence.

A systematic process for addressing problems, involving defining the issue, gathering facts, exploring options, making a decision, and evaluating the outcome.

A framework for ethical decision-making that considers five core principles: Freedom, Goodness, Equality, Justice, and Truth.

The right of an individual to make their own choices without undue influence or restrictions.

Respecting the right of others to make their own choices even if they differ from your own.

Using a famous person's opinion to support an argument instead of valid facts or evidence.

Relying on the opinion of someone in a powerful position without considering their expertise or objectivity.

Mistakes in reasoning, such as relying on unverified sources or opinions instead of evidence, that can lead to faulty conclusions.

Claiming something is true just because many people believe it. It's like saying 'everyone likes pizza, so it must be healthy.'

Justifying actions based on past practices, even if they're outdated. Like saying 'we've always done it this way, so it must be right.'

An argument that assumes the truth of what it's trying to prove. Like saying 'the Bible is true because it says so.'

Attacking the person making an argument instead of addressing their points. Example: 'You're just a liar!'

Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence. Like saying 'all cats are mean because I met a grumpy one'.