Getting Started
This writing assignment explores the code of ethics used by law enforcement officers.  You will research the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and analyze how police adhere to the Code of Ethics.

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

Identify the factors that contribute to police corruption.
Describe the law enforcement code of ethics.

Resources
Textbook: Policing America: Challenges and Best Practices
Media 4.5 Resource: Police Accountability
File: Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
Video: M&I: The Police: Issues and Challenges Issue 2: Police Ethics and Corruption

Background Information
Codes of ethics provide moral guidelines and define expected professional behavior. They assist members in understanding what is right and wrong, and many organizations share their ethical expectations by creating, adopting, and sharing a code of ethics or code of conduct.  Codes of ethics do not cover every situation.  Police officers, attorneys, and corrections professionals all have codes of ethics specific to their profession, as do many other professions.

Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
Review Chapters 7-11 in the textbook, Policing America: Challenges and Best Practices.
Review the media 4.5 Resource: Police Accountability.
View the handout Law Enforcement Code of Ethics.
Watch the following video: M&I: The Police: Issues and Challenges Issue 2: Police Ethics and Corruption.
Write a one-page paper that addresses these questions:
Do police officers always live up to their code of ethics?
What might they not live up to?
What might be the causes for misconduct?
Remember to cite your references using APA formatting.

Getting Started
This glossary assignment will continue to help you develop vocabulary related to law enforcement.  You will define law enforcement-related terms and provide examples for each.

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

Define terms related to constitutional amendments.

Resources
Textbook: Policing America: Challenges and Best Practices
Media 4.2 Resource: Law and Liability

Background Information
Every culture and subculture has certain terms used by members.  These terms can be used as a code, defining an action with fewer words than would otherwise be needed.  The police subculture is no different, and there are a variety of words used.  As you examine several of those words in this workshop, think about their origin and how they may have transformed over time.

Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
Review Chapters 7-11 in the textbook, Policing America: Challenges and Best Practices.
Review the media 4.2 Resource: Law and Liability.
In a two- to three-page paper, provide definitions for each of the following terms.  Do not copy the definitions for these terms from the textbook; define each of them using your own words.
Affidavit
Bivens tort
Crime-control model
Negligence
Due process model
Qualified immunity
Entrapment
Respondeat superior
Exclusionary rule
Section 242
Exigent circumstance
Section 1983
Fifth Amendment
Sovereign immunity
Fourth Amendment
Stare decisis
In loco parentis
Tort liability
Interrogation
Vicarious liability
Lineup
Wrongful death
Parens patriae
Probable cause
Search and seizure
Sixth Amendment
In the same document, provide one example of each term to help you remember it.
Remember to cite your references using APA formatting.