Ethics

Recommitting to our oath can help us stay stronger and healthier and survive this job long enough to retire in good physical and mental health

Are you familiar with your agency’s policies that give you the tools to aid or protect vulnerable inmates?

The duty to intervene in an excessive force situation is your legal and moral responsibility

The experiments in the 60s and 70s involved administering doses of pesticides and herbicides to the incarcerated men

PREA criminalizes any sexual relationship between correctional officers and inmates because of the “imbalance of power”

The Attica Correctional Facility CO was facing a disciplinary hearing for sharing a "vile posting" days after the Tops Markets mass shooting

COs must be trained in how to verbally de-escalate and physically intervene when another officer loses emotional control

By teaching officers what not to do, we can prevent mistakes before they occur

Ethics in corrections is paramount to preventing harm to inmates, ensuring officer safety and protecting the community

The county is moving to hold contractors to the same ethical standards as employees following reports of inmate abuses, inappropriate public comments

Ethical behavior isn't just about what is right vs. what is wrong, it is also about making decisions that keep both officers and inmates safe

There are a number of situations in corrections that may give rise to unethical practices

Ego, tradition, indifference and bad judgment can allow inappropriate behaviors to become normalized

Is the answer a flat-out “no” or does it depend on the situation?