California peace officer standards and training (P.O.S.T.) LD 1 leadership, professionalism and ethics

Authority

A peace officers right to influence others that is granted by law

Canons

General statements of the standards of professional conduct expected of peace officers

Commitment

An outward manifestation of an internal agreement/willingness to embrace the leadership values and agency goals

Compliance

Acceptance of a person's authority. It yields to an outward change in behavior, without an accompanying alteration of attitude

Disciplinary rules

Rules of Stablers by each lawn force meant agency that specify on acceptable levels of peace officer conduct

Ethical standards

The criteria set for professional conduct. Statements of the specific objectives for which peace officer should strive are found in the code of conduct

Ethics

The excepted principles of conduct governing decisions and actions based on professional values and expectations

Intervention

The act of attempting to prevent or attempting to stop the inappropriate or unlawful behavior of another officer

Leadership

The practice of influencing people while using ethical values and goals to produce an intended change

Organizational values

The collective beliefs that characterize an organization

Power

Capacity to influence and inspire others

Personal values

The individual beliefs that a person relies on in making the personal decisions in his/her daily life

Principles

Ethical standards that people rely on for guidance in decision-making

Professional values

The beliefs that are fundamental to and characterize a specific vocational group or discipline

Professionalism

Adherence to high standards of behavior and training required for employment in a particular occupation or profession

Public trust

The foundation of a peace officer's authority and power by virtue of a social contract with the government

Statutory codes

Laws and acted to preserve the public order by defining an offense against the public and imposing a penalty for its a violation

Values

The fundamental beliefs upon which decisions and conduct are based