Discuss the ethical dilemma(s) you and the agency face. How does this issue affect the community?

Overview

You have been promoted from first-line supervisor and now hold an executive officer position (below the agency’s head) in a police department or correctional facility. You know several officers who have long been subject to a disproportionally high rate of excessive use of force complaints. One of these officers is the brother of the head of the agency you work for, and you are aware that each of these use-of-force complaints has been dismissed.

Discuss the ethical dilemma(s) you and the agency face. How does this issue affect the community?

The purpose of this assignment is for you to be able to identify an ethical dilemma and the responsibilities of the ethical leader and make recommendations for strategies for improvement. In your final project, you will use these skills to identify these components in your selected case study.

Prompt

In the form of a memorandum, complete the following:

· Ethical dilemma(s): Discuss the ethical dilemma(s) you and the agency face. How does this issue affect the community?

· Responsibilities of ethical leader: What are your responsibilities as a leader in this situation? Discuss how you would properly address this as a leader and ethical professional.

· Impact of decision: Discuss how your decisions on this issue dealing with officers using excessive force may impact the culture of the organization.

· Strategies for improvement: What strategies can you recommend to help improve the relationship between the community and the organization as you address this issue?

· Support your work with scholarly evidence from the text or outside sources.

Refer to the  Criminal Justice Library Tips for support in finding and citing outside resources.

What to Submit

Your memorandum need not follow typical APA guidelines and can be single-spaced. Include evidence from the textbook and at least one outside scholarly source, which should be cited in  APA format at the end of the memorandum.