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Plan Pol Ethics Inves
Plan Pol Ethics Inves
INTRODUCTION:
The Philippine National Police must have honest and highly ethical personnel in
order to be effective and credible in the eyes of the public. It is expected that those
people who enforce the law must also obey the law in order to gain respect that follows
voluntary cooperation from the public.
Since PNP personnel are the most visible representatives of the government,
they must therefore follow and obey the rules because they are frontlines of the
government. A police service that is viewed as unethical and corrupt will reflect
negatively on the government. If the people believed that policemen are corrupt, they
will also believe that the government is corrupt. If allowed to continue, this will result to
civil conflict, widespread criminality, lawlessness and loss of government control.
This lesson will focus on the important requirement for the ethics and basic
values the PNP personnel must maintain to effectively serve the nation.
LEARNING GOAL:
The goal of this lesson is for students to develop clear understanding of the
international standards of police ethics, the relationship between ethical behavior and
effective police service, and how those principles are applied in the Philippine National
Police.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this segment, the participants will be able to:
1. Discuss “values”, its impact to the organization and how they are formed;
2. Identify organizational values of the PNP and describe how they influence the
services provided by the PNP;
3. Explain the word “ethics” as it is applied to the police service;
4. Explain the challenges to police ethical behavior;
5. Review and understand the international and national legal basis of police
ethics in criminal investigation; and
6. Understand the three essential principles in the use of any power and
authority.
SESSIONS:
1. Values, its impact to the organization and how they are formed:
Values are the concept and ideas within each of us that we deem important. It
serves as our guide that determines our behaviors and assists us in our decisions in life.
They help us decide right from wrong and help us define who we are and what we stand
for. It originates from our families, traditions, religion, elders, and friends.
They are formed early in life, and are reinforced by our experiences. Once
establish are very hard to change.
Individual values are important to each of us but we have values for other part of
our lives. Our religion, social group or organizations have values. Families have values
that may somewhat different from our individual values, but are usually very similar.
Your children will learn from you but they may add their own ideas and alter their own
individual values from yours. Generally, their values will remain consistent with your
family values.
5. Legal Basis:
SUMMARY:
The values that constitute police ethics and the application of ethical standards to
the police service are among the most important parts of police work. Every police
service and police officials has an affirmative duty to promote, defend, and respect the
kind of values and standards expressed in the United Nation Code of Conduct for Law
Enforcement Officials. Additionally, every PNP official has a duty to carry out the
requirements set forth in the PNP Code of Police Professional Conduct and the PNP
Police Officer’s Creed.
Police officers are given immense authority and responsibility. That is why
superiors must act as role model to subordinates to promote loyalty and dedication to
the profession. The code of protective silence must not be the hindrance; appropriate
action must be given immediately to those who engage in unethical conduct or criminal
activity. Good cops should not protect bad cops as they constantly bring shame to the
organization.
Though policemen are face with so many temptations throughout their careers. It
is expected that they have to live with their consciences. They must be responsible to
themselves and to their profession because true dedication to the ethics makes
temptations easier to resist.
Think about the following circumstances and ask yourself what to do about it?
Your team leader is reported to you to be extorting money from the store owners
on your beat. What should you do?
An officer under the supervision of one of your colleagues has been caught
receiving and selling stolen goods. His COP did not know about the activity, but
he is now going to be disciplined for the conduct of his subordinate. Do you think
this is right?
You discover that some members of your team pay other officers to do their job
such as duty detail during nighttime. What should you do?