1. Career Survival: Building an Ethical Organization for Professional Longevity Presented by Major Mark Mathews and Lieutenant Dean C Goodwin Manassas Park Police

2. Objectives To Define What Ethics Means To Us Discuss Cause and Effect of Ethically Bankrupt Organizations Discuss The Benefits of Ethical Behavior within Organizations

3. Ethics Review 101010 202020 303030

4. QUESTION What is one of the major contributors to unethical behavior?

5. QUESTION Who should conduct ethics training in the organization?

6. QUESTION What was suggested as the best solution to effectively addressing the problem of the “Code of Silence?”

7. QUESTION What is the biggest cause of BAD MORALE?

8. QUESTION Average years officer is in law enforcement before charged with a criminal offense?

9. QUESTION In cases involving the “Code of Silence”, what percentage of time was pressure applied by a supervisor?

10. QUESTION In what type of incident was the “Code of Silence” applied most often?

11. QUESTION What three (3) things do senior organizational figures think employees want most?

12. QUESTION What top three things do you believe employees want most in their organization?

13. ANSWER Anger or Greed

14. ANSWER FTOs

15. ANSWER Good Ethics Training

16. ANSWER Favoritism

17. ANSWER 7.2 years

18. ANSWER 73%

19. ANSWER Excessive use of force

20. ANSWER 1) Good pay 2) Promotional Opportunities 3) Job Security

21. ANSWER 1) Appreciation for work done 2) Feeling “in” on things 3) Empathy towards personal issues

22. “Ethics is a code of values which guide our choices and actions and determine the purpose and course of our lives.” Ayn Rand, Russian-American novelist and philosopher (1905-1982)

23. What are the Benefits of an Ethical Organization? Improved Morale Improved Productivity Improved Communication (Transparent and Authentic) Increased Trust Amongst All Employees

24. How Can We Start This Process?

25. Needs Assessment A confidential “Needs Assessment” helps identify, through anonymous surveying, the REAL problems an organization is facing

26. Who Will Take “Needs Assessment” Senior Command Mid-level Management (Sergeants and Lieutenants) FTOsOfficers/DetectivesEVERYONE!

27. The Greatest Contributor Which Leads to Unethical Behavior The Greatest Contributor Which Leads to Unethical Behavior Perception of Favoritism –Leads to Anger and Greed (The organization OWES me) Anger/Greed is number one (1) displayed behavior by employees who act out in unethical ways

28. Who Should Perform the Ethics Training Within Organizations? The best people to conduct this training is: -FTOs Why do you think that may be?

29. It’s where it all starts! Culturally norms and accepted behaviors are imparted to probationary officers by their FTOs

30. So Why Are We Talking with You? 73% of officers who participated in the “Code of Silence” were pressured by their SUPERVISORS to do so.

31. When is “Code of Silence” Most Often Employed? Cases of Excessive Force However, the “Code of Silence” leads to all types of unethical behavior such as:

32. Average Number of Years as an Officer What is the average number of years an officer has when they commit criminal/serious unethical acts? 7.2 years

33. Is Senior Management Out of Touch? Top three (3) conditions senior management believes employees want present in their careers : –Good Pay –Promotional Opportunity –Job Security

34. Employees Agree? Not by a long shot. Survey says: –Appreciation for work performed –Feeling “in” on things (authentic communication, transparent leadership, and participatory processes) –Empathy for personal problems

35. Who Has the Most Influence Over the Top Three (3) Employee Choices YOU!

36. Ignorance of what is right speaks to our lack of knowledge. Knowing what is right and failing to act, speaks to our lack of character. (Goodwin, 2004)