University of Houston Police Department Code of Professional Conduct Ethics are established principles of conduct. They are standards that guide our personal and vocational actions.
Ethical conduct is inseparable from the proper delivery of police service.
We take an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of our office, duties which reflect the moral voice of the community as embodied in its laws. Our failure to perform these duties, or an improper performance of them constitutes at the very least a grave breach of professional ethics. The nature of police contacts is so diverse that no listing of precepts of ethical conduct can encompass every possible situation. That is why we are here presenting this Code of Professional Police Conduct as a set of general principles to serve as our guide toward positive action in the everyday practice of police service. The pursuit of these ideals as set forth in the code are not only for the benefit of society as a whole, but also serves as a means of maintaining a high degree of professionalism and self esteem for all members of the police service.