Character and cops : ethics in policing /
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| Author / Creator: | Delattre, Edwin J. |
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| Edition: | 5th ed. |
| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, c2006. |
| Description: | xix, 565 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7128030 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Patrick V. Murphy
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Excellence of character
- First and second nature
- Character and police
- The morally important and the morally problematic
- 3. The mission of police
- The experiment in ordered liberty
- Disorder and injustice
- Against tyranny
- Mission
- Public confidence
- Codes of ethics and personal character
- 4. The public trust and probity
- Private trust
- The public trust
- Competence
- Trustworthiness
- 5. Discretion
- Judgment and rules
- Respect for limits
- Policies and laws
- Force and deadly force
- Anticipation and planning
- 6. Public corruption for profit
- Incorruptibility
- Cynicism and consolation
- Higher standards and double standards
- Hypotheses about corruption
- Departmental supervision
- Gratuities and the slippery slope
- Character and free will
- 7. Authority and reform in controlling corruption
- The authority to lead
- Alliances
- Conspiracies of silence
- Reform
- Combating mediocrity
- Review and advisory boards
- 8. Leadership and the character of a department
- Realistic expectations
- Burnout
- Merit and affirmative action
- Recruiting, selection, and promotion
- 9. Illegal narcotics : moral issues and public policy
- Morality and public policy
- Arguments for legalization of narcotics
- Arguments against legalization
- Analyzing the arguments
- Demand reduction
- Conclusion
- 10. The fundamentals of character and training
- Sex and money
- Realism and idealism
- Morality and happiness
- Moral problems
- Habits
- Current fashion in ethics education
- "Value" choices and "ethical dilemmas"
- Individual and departmental character
- 11. Deliberation and moral problems in training
- Moral deliberation
- Identifying genuine moral problems
- Identifying relevant reasons for decisions
- The fabric of a life
- 12. Tragedy and "noble cause" corruption
- Ends and means
- Who is to say (what to do)?
- Trying to have it both ways
- Thinking it through
- Dirty Harry
- "Noble cause" corruption
- Excusable wrongdoing
- Deciding
- 13. Death and bereavement, deadly force and guilt
- The death of a friend, partner, or loved one
- Living up to the facts
- Love
- Dignity
- The bereavement of others
- Deadly force
- Guilt
- 14. Taking our lives seriously
- The extra mile
- The morality of aspiration
- Taking our lives seriously
- 15. Fatalism, microcosms, and therapeutic reductions
- Fatalism and the microcosm argument
- Rising above the microcosm
- More on higher standards and double standards
- The therapeutic vision of human beings
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- Therapy and multicultural sensitivity training
- 16. Ethical ideals, youth violence, and gang enforcement
- A sketch of the ethically ideal institution
- Youth violence and gang enforcement
- Gangs, education, and the heroism of cowards
- Unconditional obligations
- 17. Police, the O.J. Simpson trial, and race
- Individuality and group identity
- The lessons of the O.J. Simpson trial for police
- Policing and prejudice
- Thinking about "race"
- Thinking about human beings
- Conclusion
- 18. The spirit of public service and individual conscience
- Reciprocity and the spirit of service
- Individual conscience
- Conscience and police assignments
- Recruitment, training, and departmental policy
- Supervision and leadership
- Law and policy
- Policies that aid conscience
- Conclusion
- 19. Ethics in the future of policing
- Ethics and rules
- Narcissism and childishness
- Morality and social conditions
- "Broken windows" and social stigma
- Social stigma within policing
- Recruiting problems
- Essential capacities
- Character and capacities
- 20. Terrorism and policing
- What is a terrorist?
- Bargaining by outrage
- Suicide bombers and cowardice
- Imagination, horror, and history
- Nothing will ever be the same?
- Disagreement and conflict within the United States
- Disagreements within law enforcement
- Terrorism and the police mission
- Racial profiling and the public trust
- Integrity and professionalism : John P. O'Neill
- Conclusion
- 21. Ethics in action : case studies of professional excellence in policing
- In pursuit of truth : investigating mass murder at Columbine
- Ethics restored : reform in the Los Angeles Police Department
- Competence and cooperation : combating gangs in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Ethics and professionalism in a post-9/11 world
- Conclusion
- Appendix A.A guide to the further study of ethics in policing
- Appendix B. Internal affairs and integrity
- Appendix C. Prefaces to previous editions
- Notes
- Index
- About the author.
