Results of ethic study on police officers released

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An important indicator of whether police in Canada will take notice of their colleagues’ appalling behaviour scored low in a recent study. The indicator also calculates whether officers are loyal to the department and if their seniors and colleagues are honest.

The study was conducted by a number of Ottawa-based researchers studying ethics and professionalism among police.

“This study provided all Canadian police agencies with valuable insights,” said Chief Dale McFee, president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. “(It) showed us we need to do a better job of communicating that commitment internally to our front line police officers.”

The results of the research were published Tuesday in New Westminster, B.C. The study considered responses from over 10,000 officers across 31 police services.

The study says, “Some of these concerns may derive from senior managers’ need to make decisions which are unpopular with employees. Nevertheless, the data suggest that officers would appreciate more two-way communication around decisions.”

The study proposes 52 recommendations for police agencies including enhancing standards to guide discretionary judgment, encourage more professional development and train supervisors on being supportive.

“The goal was to provide a benchmark for all police forces, and guidelines on how we might better structure policing,” said Assistant Commissioner Norm Lipinski, who heads the ethics committee for the police chiefs association.

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