Title: Character and cops : ethics in policing /
Authors: Delattre, Edwin J.; American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Publisher: AEI Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Police ethics United States.; Police psychology United States.; Police United States Social conditions.
Abstract: This book is a study of the nature and formation of the moral integrity and intellectual competence that make individuals and institutions worthy of the public trust.
Contents: Foreword / Patrick V. Murphy -- Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Excellence of character -- 2. The mission of police -- 3. The public trust and probity -- 4. Discretion -- 5. Public corruption for profit -- 6. Authority and reform in controlling corruption -- 7. Leadership and the character of a department -- 8. Illegal narcotics-moral issues and public policy -- 9. The fundamentals of character and training -- 10. Deliberation and moral problems in training -- 11. Tragedy and "noble cause" corruption -- 12. Death and bereavement, deadly force and guilt -- 13. Taking our lives seriously -- 14. Fatalism, microcosms, and therapeutic reductions -- 15. Ethical ideals, youth violence, and gang enforcement -- 16. Police, the O.J. Simpson trial, and race -- 17. The spirit of public service and individual conscience -- Appendix A.A guide to the further study of ethics in policing -- Appendix B. Internal affairs and integrity -- Notes -- Index -- About the author.