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Law Enforcement Officers Code of Ethics
As a police officer, I recognize that my primary
obligation is to serve the public effectively and efficiently by
protecting lives and property preventing and detecting offences, and
preserving peace and order. I will faithfully administer the law in a
just, impartial, and reasonable manner, preserving the equality, rights,
and privileges of citizens as afforded by law. I accept that all persons
rich or poor, old or young, learned or illiterate, are equally entitled to
courtesy, understanding, and compassion. I will not be disparaging of any
race, creed, or class of people. In the performance of my duties, I
acknowledge the limits of my authority and promise not to use it for my
personal advantage. I vow never to accept gratuities or favors or
compromise myself or the service in any way.
I will conduct my public and private life as an
example of stability, fidelity, morality, and without equivocation adhere
to the same standards of conduct which I am bound by duty to enforce. I
will exercise self-discipline at all times. I will act with propriety
toward my associates in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
With self-confidence, decisiveness, and courage, I will accept all the
challenges, hardships, and vicissitudes of my profession. In
relationships with my colleagues, I will endeavor to develop an "esprit de
corps". I will preserve the dignity of all persons and subordinate my own
self- interests for the common good. I will honor the obligations of my
office and strive to attain excellence in the performance of my duties.
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