Overview

:

You have been promoted from first

–

line supervisor and now hold a position of an executive officer (below the head of the agency) in a police

department or correctional facility. You are aware of several officers who have

long

been the

subject

s

of a disproportionally high rate of excessive

use of force

complaints. One of these officers is the brother of the head of the agency you work for, and you are aware that each of these

use of force complaints has been

dismissed.

The purpose of this assignment is for you to be able to identify an eth

ical dilemma

and

the responsibilities of the ethical leader and make recommendations for

strategies for improvement. In your final project, you will be using

these

skills to identify these components in your selected case study.

Prompt

:

In the form of a

m

emorandum, complete the following:



Ethical dilemma(s):

Discuss the ethical dilemma(s) you and the agency face. How does this issue affect the community?



Responsibilities of ethical leader:

What are your responsibilities as a leader in this situation? Dis

cuss how you would properly address this as a leader

and ethical professional.



Impact of decision

: Discuss how your decisions on this issue dealing with officers using excessive force may impact the culture of the organiza

tion

.



Strategies for improvement

:

What strategies can you recommend that will help to improve the relationship between the community and the

organization as you address this issue?



Support your work with

scholarly evidence

from the text or outside sources.

Refer to the

Criminal Justice Library Tips

for support in finding and citing

outside resources

.

Guidelines

for Submission

:

Your memorandum need not follow typical APA guidelines and can be single

–

spaced.

Include evidence from the textbook as well as at

least one outside

scholarly source

,

which should be cited

in

APA format

at the end of the m

emorandum.