Ethics In Security Operations And Criminal Justice

1. Explain ethical principles in security operations
2. Examine codes and ethics in law enforcement
3. Understand ethics and public relations in security operations
4. Appraise obligations under international legal standards
5. Discuss diverse issues in security operations from an ethical point of view

13 weeks, about 104 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: Introduction and background to Ethics · 8 hours

     Understand the concept and definition of ethics.. Explore discretion, judgement, moral judgement and metaethics.. Discuss the relevance of ethics in security operations..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 2: Reasoning about Ethics · 8 hours

     Examine ethical thinking as an intellectual operation.. Understand moral judgement and its constituent properties.. Differentiate deductive and inductive reasoning.. Highlight ethics and reason as an intellectual capital and operation..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 3: Ethics, Public Relations and Professionalism · 8 hours

     Define ethics and its usefulness as a public relation tool.. Understand the concept of professionalism.. Reflect on ethics in the criminal justice system..

4. Week 4Module 1:

   • Unit 4: Ethics in Security Operations and Criminal Justice: The 'Truth' and Need for Public Relations Ethics · 8 hours

     Emphasize the need for truth in the criminal justice system.. Understand the Code of Professional Standards' reference to honesty and integrity.. Understand the hyperbole and limitation of ethics..

5. Week 5Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Truth telling: A fundamental ethics in security operations and criminal justice · 8 hours

     Understand the ethical principles needed in security practice.. Understand the principles of non-maleficence, beneficence, confidentiality, and fairness.. Emphasize the importance of truth telling..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Morality: Staircase to respect in security practices · 8 hours

     Understand the personal aspects of ethical decision-making.. Examine the development of morals.. Understand the relationship between morality and manners.. Demonstrate professional respect for employers, clients, your profession and society..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Ethics and codes · 8 hours

     Understand the importance of codes in ethics.. Understand codes as a profession's contract with society.. Discuss the arguments for and against professional codes of ethics..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Decisions making and the reality of everyday ethics · 8 hours

     Understand the importance of decision-making in ethics.. Learn how to make good ethical decisions.. Understand the different types of ethical dilemmas.. Apply the Potter Box model..

9. Week 9Module 3:

   • Unit 1: The police: Popular conceptions about the character of police work · 8 hours

     Understand the challenges facing law enforcement officers.. Examine the main ethical issues arising from the public conception of the Character of Police Work.. Discuss the popular conceptions of the police..

10. Week 10Module 3:

    • Unit 2: Obligations and responsibilities under international legal standards · 8 hours

      Understand the principles specified by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.. Discuss how the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights operates.. Understand how the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights constitutes ethics for law enforcement officers..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Security operations: Dealing with complaints against the police · 8 hours

      Understand the need to ensure quality and quantity in the recruitment of new staff.. Understand the importance of an independent body to handle complaints.. Understand the different models of ensuring police accountability..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 4: Police culture, violence and values for good policing · 8 hours

      Understand police culture and its impact on ethics.. Examine the ethical issues of the use of force.. Understand the role of recruitment, selection, and training in law enforcement ethics..

13. Week 13Module 4:

    • Unit 1: The Capacity to Use Force as the Core of the Police Role · 8 hours

      Understand the reasons for the use of force in law enforcement.. Discuss the dimensions of the use of force.. Understand the ethical implications of the use of force..