2. Administrative Introduction
Administrative Module:
Introduction to Ethical Decision Making – Policing with Principled Insight
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3. Administrative Introduction
Welcome…
This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 2012-CK-WXK-011 awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues.
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4. Administrative Introduction
Welcome…
Established in 1994
Office of US Department of Justice
Created to advance community policing
Awarded over $11 Billion in assistance and hiring grants for local and state law enforcement agencies
Knowledge-based resources
Best practices guidance
Grants & Funding
To advance the practice of community policing in America’s state, local and
tribal law enforcement agencies.
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5. Administrative Introduction
Welcome…
Established in 1997 as a Regional Community Policing Institute in Virginia
501(c)3 Non-profit Organization
National training and technical assistance provider
Extensive classroom & eLearn course offerings
Trained nearly 40,000 participants
Delivered 1300 courses
Mission:
“To advance public-safety by providing unparalleled training and services for law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve.”
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6. Introductions and Expectations
Breaks, meals, facilities
Participation
Confidentiality
Respect
Participant manual
Pre & Post test
Roster & evaluations
Name
Agency
Current Position / Assignment
What ethics training previously attended?
What are your expectations for EDM: PPI ?
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7. EDM:PPI Instructional Design
Explore
Ethics
Mechanics of Decision Making
Strategies for Ethical Decision Making
Practice
Applied Ethics through “Thinking Forward” Scenarios
Discussions and Group Activities
Develop
Controlling Insight
Perspective
Purpose
Obligation
Integrity
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8. Administrative Introduction
Program Overview
Day One
Module 2
Perspectives: Ethics and the Challenges of Modern Policing
Module 3
Purpose: Integrating the Social Contract and a Noble Cause
Module 1
Modern Policing and the Ancient Conversation
Day Two
Module 4
Obligation: Contemplating the Good, the Right, and the Ought
Module 5
Integrity: Choice, Priorities, and Action
Module 6
Ethical Decision Making: Mechanics, Science, and Strategies
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9. Pre- & Post-Course Survey
Ten-question survey designed to gauge the effectiveness of the course.
The survey is administered through identical pre- & post-course surveys.
The survey results for both the pre- & post-course survey are tabulated as a “class” (collective) score.
Your responses are important.
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10. Modern Policing and the Ancient Conversation
Module 1:
Modern Policing and the Ancient Conversation
Module 1

11. Module 1 Preview The Definition of Ethics The Value of Ethical Thought
The Challenges of Ethical Decision Making
Working in Groups
Critical Thinking Exercises
An Awareness of Ethics
An Understanding of the Controlling Insight
Module 1

12. Fundamental Questions
Why are we here?
Module 5

13. Fundamental Questions
The value of spending your time on EDM:PPI depends on how you answer the following questions:
What is Ethics?
Why Study Ethics?
Module 1

14. Defining Ethics
Module 1

15. What does any of this have to do with me? Why should I care?
Defining Ethics
What does any of this have to do with me? Why should I care?
NOT because ethics is a checklist to prevent bad behavior- it is not.
Because ethics IS about summa bonum – the “highest good.”
Because ethics is seeking
the Good, the Right, and the Ought.
Module 1

16. Studying ethical thought allows us to:
Studying Ethics
Studying ethical thought allows us to:
Develop A Priori knowledge or knowledge that is independent of our own first-hand experience.
Join a 2500 year-old conversation and tap into many of the greatest minds and thinkers in human history.
Explore abstract ideas that impact our daily lives in very practical and real ways.
Module 1

17. ZER0 E=𝒎 𝒄 𝟐 Ethics #YOLO Do Ideas Matter in the “Real" World?
Studying Ethics
Do Ideas Matter in the “Real" World?
ZER0
Ethics
E=𝒎 𝒄 𝟐
#YOLO
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18. The Challenge of Ethical Decision Making
Dilemma
Complex Situation
Uncertain Choices
Paradox
Good vs. Good
Bad vs. Bad
Ethical Decision
“An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.”
-William James ( )
American Philosopher
Module 1

19. The Challenge of Ethical Decision Making
Ethical decision making is part of everything we do…
For policing professionals, every interaction is an opportunity and a challenge to ethical decision making. With public trust, integrity, and liability constantly on the line, stressing police ethics as simply a means of discouraging bad behavior is wholly insufficient. Effective policing requires changing the concept of police ethics from merely an after-thought, to a controlling insight that informs and guides as an internal, personal capacity.
Module 1

20. The Challenge of Ethical Decision Making
Ethical decision making is part of everything we do…
Module 1

21. Defining “Controlling Insight”
Ethical Decision Making and Controlling Insight
Defining “Controlling Insight”
" 'Controlling Insights‘..…the kind of insights that are most useful are the ones that underpin, and that therefore control, every other factor. These insights give you leverage. They help you know which of your actions will have the most far reaching influence in virtually every situation."
-Marcus Buckingham, 2005
The One Thing You Need to Know

22. Module 1 Summary & Review
Key elements of ethics
Dilemmas and ethical decision making
The value of ethics and ethical thought
Consider:
How would you define an ethical dilemma?
Can you identify any decisions related to policing that do not have an ethical component?
Questions & Final Thoughts
Module 1