1. Chapter 21 Practicing and Promoting Ethical Conduct

2. Ethics
Ethics deals with questions of right and wrong, of moral and immoral behavior.

3. Developing Personal Ethics
A personal “ethics check”
Is it legal?
Is it balanced?
How does it make me feel about myself?

4. The 5 P’s of Ethical Power
Purpose: What is my purpose in life?
Pride: Too much or too little pride is dangerous.
Patience: Live by principles knowing that all will work out in the end. Don’t be greedy.
Persistence: Stick to your purpose, even when inconvenient.
Perspective: Focus on the purpose.

5. Organizational Ethics Check
Three organizational ethics check questions are:
(1) Are we delivering what we promise in terms of quality and customer service?
(2) Are we selling a product or service that is harmful to society?
(3) Are we honest in the way we do business?

6. Codes of Ethics
A code of ethics sets forth self-enforcing moral and professional guidelines for behavior in a given field.

7. Organizational Promotion of Ethics
Ethics can be promoted throughout the organization by the security manager serving as a role model.
By having a clear vision statement.
By having a code of ethics.
Prescreening potential employees and having ongoing inservice training can help promote ethical behavior as well.

8. Ethical Problem Solving
Values and a strong sense of ethics should be the core of the decision-making/problem-solving process.

9. Summary Questions What does ‘ethics” mean?
Identify and explain the 3 personal ethics check questions.
Identify and explain the 5 P’s of Ethical Power.
Identify and explain the 3 organizational ethics check questions.

10. Summary Questions
What purpose is served by a code of ethics for security professionals?
How can an ethical organization be promoted?
How does ethics relate to problem solving?