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Professional Standards and Liability Series

Professional Standards in Policing: Ethics, Complaints, and Off-Duty Conduct

Strengthen your judgment on ethical decisions, complaints and off-duty conduct, and see how each shapes your career and your agency's standing.
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4 contact hours · 180 days of access
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What you will learn

  • Apply a decision framework to common ethical dilemmas in policing.
  • Explain how complaints are received, investigated and resolved.
  • Identify off-duty and social media conduct that can lead to discipline.
  • Describe an officer's rights and duties during an administrative investigation.

Who it is for

Police officers Law enforcement supervisors Criminal justice students

Course outline

Coming soon as this course is finalized.
Part of a series · 28 contact hours across 4 courses

Professional Standards and Liability Series

COURSE 1
Officer Liability: Civil Rights Claims, Immunity, and the Duty to Intervene
4 contact hours
You are hereCOURSE 2
Professional Standards in Policing: Ethics, Complaints, and Off-Duty Conduct
4 contact hours
COURSE 3
Administrative Investigations: Gathering Facts in Employee Complaints
4 contact hours
COURSE 4
Force Decisions: Law, Judgment, and De-escalation for Texas Officers
16 contact hours
Complete every course in the series to earn a series certificate, in addition to a certificate for each course.