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MENU TITLE: Police Integrity Public Service With Honor.Series: NIJ ReportPublished: January 1997149 pages301,842 bytes------------------------------Figures, charts, forms, and tables are not includedin this ASCII plain-text file. To view thisdocument in its entirety, download the AdobeAcrobat graphic file available from this Web siteor order a print copy from NCJRS at 800-851-3420.------------------------------U.S. Department of Justice------------------------------Police IntegrityPublic Service With HonorA Partnership Between the National Institute ofJustice and the Office of Community OrientedPolicing Services------------------------------Project ManagersStephen J. GaffiganSenior Policy AnalystOffice of Community Oriented Policing ServicesPhyllis P. McDonald, Ed.D.Social Science AnalystNational Institute of JusticeJanuary 1997------------------------------U.S. Department of JusticeNatinal Institute of JusticeJeremy TravisDirectorOffice of Community Oriented Policing ServicesJoseph E. BrannDirectorOpinions or points of view expressed in thisdocument are those of the participants and do notnecessarily reflect the official position of theU.S. Department of Justice
 
NCJ 163811------------------------------Table of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsExecutive SummaryChapter 1: Introduction and BackgroundChapter 2: Keynote Addresses Ethics and Police Integrity: Some Definitions andQuestions for Study, Stephen J. Vicchio, Ph.D.11Integrity and Ethics: A Federal Perspective,Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United StatesChapter 3: Plenary SessionsFirst Plenary SessionSecond Plenary SessionThird Plenary SessionFourth Plenary SessionFifth Plenary SessionChapter 4: Small Group Working Sessions onIntegrity and EthicsRecommendations Model PracticesChapter 5: EpilogueAppendixesAppendix A: Attendees Appendix B: Selected Issue Papers on Plenary PanelPresentationsAppendix C: Bibliography of Related Sources------------------------------ForewordIntegrity is universal to the human experience; itcan be considered the measure of an individual, anagency, an institution, a discipline, or an entirenation. Integrity is a yardstick for trust,competence, professionalism, and confidence. Deepwithin every human being is the subconscious
 
ability to interpret behavior and events as a markof integrity or a violation of trust. It is thisuniversal tendency that makes the study ofintegrity complex, challenging, and important.Policing in a democracy requires high levels ofintegrity if it is to be acceptable to the people.Historically, in the United States, there have beenmany times when public trust in the integrity ofthe police has been questioned. Events in the 1990seroded public trust in the integrity of the police;this situation has resulted in a closer scrutiny ofthe profession and its responses to this criticalissue. This concern, as expressed by citizens andlaw enforcement professionals, motivated the Officeof Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) andthe National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to assemblea group of law enforcement personnel and otherprofessionals in a national symposium to examinethe issue of integrity.In July 1996 the National Symposium on PoliceIntegrity took place in Washington, D.C. The 200participants included police chiefs, sheriffs,police researchers, police officers, members ofother professional disciplines, community leaders,and members of other Federal agencies. Thisparticipant mix was particularly noteworthy becauseit reflected diverse views of individuals whotypically had not been at the same table in thepast. That the issue of police integrity attractsinternational concern was evidenced by attendanceat the symposium of representatives from the UnitedKingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belarus,Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador, and Honduras.During the 2 1/2 day meeting, participants andspeakers agreed that understanding how to establishand maintain integrity was a common concern for lawenforcement. Further, in his synthesis remarks,Mark Moore of the Kennedy School of Government,Harvard University, observed that the pursuit ofintegrity within one's profession is paramount toan individual's self-respect and true worksatisfaction. There was also a clear understandingof the tragic consequences that would befall theprofession, indeed our very democracy, if there wasa serious erosion of integrity.What followed was an intense brainstorming sessionthat allowed participants the opportunity to hearfrom one another and begin the dialogue towardfinding more effective solutions. The generalconsensus following the symposium was that thediscussion of police integrity has been broadenedfrom a narrow focus on police officers' behaviorand internal investigations of corruption to anunderstanding of the importance of other factors.
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