PPP252 Ethical Values and Leadership (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Policing, law enforcement & emergency management (POLEM)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject will cover issues of leadership, in light of the fact that students are in their final session before being 'senior person on the truck'. This will include caring for police as victims and dealing with trauma. The subject will also address a number of ethical issues to which students have been exposed during their probationary period. This will allow students to develop their understanding of the key professional and behavioural standards required of them as professional police officers.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Term 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Goulburn | Term 2 |
| Distance | Goulburn | Term 3 |
| Distance | Goulburn |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PPP252
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to students in the Associate Degree in Policing Practice. Students will require Internet access
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- articulate a number of leadership styles;
- consider leadership styles that will be appropriate to them as 'senior person on the truck';
- evaluate the roles and responsibilities their forthcoming leadership status will entail in terms of their ethical values and professional standards and behaviour;
- distinguish the various forms accountability can take; and
- critique a number of ethical considerations that ought to inform their professional practice.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
. introduction to theories of leadership . extending and applying theories of leadership to current policing practice (including information management and care of colleagues) . ethics in investigation . psychological impact of investigation/police as victims . accountability . professional autonomy (including reflective practice, personal development) . moral vulnerability . role of supervisor in dealing and reporting police misconduct and conciliation . domestic violence . racism/stereotyping . use of force . police culture, peer pressure and professional practice . appreciation of the ethical challenges of group think in organisations
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.