Victoria Police Values in Action POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT RESOURCE ETHICS POLICE VICTORIA POLICE VALUES IN ACTION
CONTENTS
Introduction ...... 2
Integrity ...... 4
Leadership ...... 10
Flexibility ...... 18
Respect ...... 26
Support ...... 34
Professionalism ...... 42
Participants ...... 49
1 INTRODUCTION
Victoria Police employees are expected to commit to the highest ethical standards, as demonstrated by the Victoria Police Code of Ethics:
I uphold the right in my role within Victoria Police by acting impartially, with integrity and by providing service excellence to everyone.
The Organisational Values of Victoria Police, discussed in this booklet, underpin Victoria Police’s policies, procedures and practices and the ways employees interact with the community and each other.
The Victoria Police Values are: Integrity Respect Leadership Support Flexibility Professionalism
Understanding how these values are actively demonstrated to the community and police colleagues reinforces high ethical and professional standards. The range of perspectives and descriptions presented in this booklet provide a comprehensive and insightful means of understanding how these value–based behaviours can be experienced by others. They describe the way in which the Victoria Police Code of Ethics may be practically implemented by demonstrating how integrity is perceived, how service excellence might be experienced and what it means to act impartially.
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2 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT Theresa Banks Manager, Learning Research Services, Education Department, Victoria Police
Peter Baranow Vanbar Photographics and Scouts Australia
Narelle Beer Inspector, Organisational Change Management, Victoria Police
Michael Brett Young CEO, Law Institute of Victoria
Jan Bryar Ivanhoe Girls Grammar and Scouts Australia
Ross Buscemi Director, New Hope Foundation
Vivianne Dias Statewide Coordinator, Youth Referral and Independent Persons Program, Centre for Multicultural Youth
Georgie Ferrari&KLHI([HFXWLYH2I¿FHU Brigid Foster Criminal Policy Lawyer, Law Institute of Victoria Tim Gattuso Co–chair, Criminal Law Section, Law Institute of Victoria Ian Gillespie Inspector, East Gippsland, Victoria Police Phil Grano 3ULQFLSDO/HJDO2I¿FHU2I¿FHRIWKH3XEOLF$GYRFDWH Frank Guivarra&KLHI([HFXWLYH2I¿FHU9LFWRULDQ$ERULJLQDO/HJDO6HUYLFH Tony Hayes Manager, Brosnan Centre, Jesuit Social Services Johnny King Coordinator, Young Adult Programs, Brosnan Centre, Jesuit Social Services Hugh de Kretser ([HFXWLYH2I¿FHU)HGHUDWLRQRI&RPPXQLW\/HJDO&HQWUHV9LFWRULD Tracie McDonald Senior Sergeant, East Gippsland, Victoria Police Anthony Mercer Sergeant Instructor, Centre for Investigation Training, School of Applied Policing, Victoria Police Brian Nolan Sergeant, Monash Criminal Investigation Unit, Victoria Police POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 3 INTEGRITY INTEGRITY Integrity can be demonstrated in everyday actions that show a connection to what you say about yourself and your work; you ‘walk the talk’. 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You are seen as a leader by the community and will be relied upon to manage a situation or to be a role model. You $SSURDFKDEOHDQG consistent when dealing may work with other police members who show leadership or you may aspire to be a leader with colleagues, partners yourself. Leadership is about setting an example, showing patience and understanding and the community ZKHQGHDOLQJZLWKGLIIHUHQWSHRSOHDQGEHLQJDSRVLWLYHLQÀXHQFH $SSO\IDLUSURFHVV There are many positive things that good leaders will achieve and facilitate, and among 6WURQJO\FRPPLW the most important of these is bringing out the best in the people around them. Being a to the values of the role model for the community is an acknowledgement of the trust and respect that the organisation community holds for police. The greater the trust, the more effective any law enforcement *XLGHWUXVWGHYHORS education or problem-solving strategy will be. 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The following comments reflect the way in which leadership is shown through actions and behaviours. ȹȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱĴ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ 10 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT LEADERSHIP ȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱĜȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱ Ȃȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǵȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱǵȱ ȱȱȃ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱǯȄȱȃ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȄȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȄȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȮȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ£¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱĴ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȃ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȄȱ ȱǰȱȃȱȂȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȄȱ¢ȱǰȱȃ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȄȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱěȱ¡ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱĜȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ǻ ¢ȱ Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 11 LEADERSHIP ȹȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¡ǰȱȈȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȈȱǰȱȈȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȈȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ Ȉǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱ ȇȱȱȱ ȱ ȇȱǯȈȱ ȱǰȱȈȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȈȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȈǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȈȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȬȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȬǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǰȱȈ ȱȱȱ ǵȈȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¡ǯȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ȯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¡ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĜǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱĞȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȮȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ Ĵȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱȂȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱĜȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱ ¢Ǽ 12 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT LEADERSHIP ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱěȱȱěȱǯȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱě¢ȱȱĴȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȂȱĴȱȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȮȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱǼȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǻȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȮȱȂȱȱȱȱǯǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȇȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȇȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ¢ȱǰȱǰȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę ǰ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱǼ ȹȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ¢ǰȱȱ ¢ ȱ ǰ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 13 LEADERSHIP ȹȱȱȂȱĜǰȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱȱ¢ ¢ǰȱȱĞȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȃ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱȱǯȄȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȃȂȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱǯȄȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ¢ȱ¢ǰȱȈȇȱȱ ȱǰȈȱȇȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱ ȱȱěȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¡ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱěǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ǻȱ ĴǼ 14 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT LEADERSHIP ȹȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱDzȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱĴȱǻǼȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ N ǰȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱĴȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱǰȱȈ ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȇȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȇȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȇȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ ȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȇȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȇȱȱ ¢ȱȇȱȱȱǰȱȇȱȱ ¢ȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 15 LEADERSHIP ȹȱǰȱĴȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱĜȱǯȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȮȱȱȱȮȱ¢Ȃȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢¢ȱȱȇȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǯ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȈȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȇȱȱȱ ǰȈȱǰȱȈ ȇȱȱȱȱǰȈȱǰȱȈ¢ȱ ȱȇȱȱ¢ǯȈȱȇȱĜȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȇȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱěȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȇȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȇȱȱȱ£ȱȱęȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 16 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT LEADERSHIP ȹȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȈȱȱ ȇȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱǰȈȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȇȱǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȇȱ ȱ ¢ȇȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¡¢ȱ ȱȱ¢¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȇȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȇȱ Ĵȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱ ȱ¢ȇȱ¢ȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 17 FLEXIBILITY FLEXIBILITY Being flexible often means being open to different solutions. This may involve seeking some different perspectives, listening, being willing to try something new or being willing 2SHQPLQGHGDQG adaptive to change to accept that there are different ways of seeing a situation. Flexibility may come through experience, so it is important to consider your experiences as learning opportunities and $GRSWDQDWWLWXGHRI to use them to inform your responses to future situations. continuous improvement Flexibility is also about being responsive, aware of your options and able to implement (QFRXUDJHFUHDWLYLW\ different responses and to ask advice of others. You’ll learn how to choose the style of %XLOGSDUWQHUVKLSVZLWK interaction and communication that will help you to achieve your objectives and decide our community on the best action to take. This requires keeping an ‘open mind’ – considering alternative :HOFRPHGLIIHUHQFH options and points of view – so that you can respond to the best of your ability. 3UDFWLVHWROHUDQFH 7KHIROORZLQJFRPPHQWVUHÀHFWWKHZD\LQZKLFKÀH[LELOLW\PD\EHDSSOLHGWRVLWXDWLRQV ȹ¡¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȇȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȇȱȱ Ě¡¢ǯ ȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱęȱȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȱǯȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȇȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĚ¡ȱȱȱȱěȱȇȱǰȱȱ ěȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱěȱ ¢ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 18 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT FLEXIBILITY ȹ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȃȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱǯȄȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱȃǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ ȱȂȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȂȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȄȱǰȱĚ¡¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȃǰȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȄȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱĚ¡¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ě¡¢ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱęȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱĜǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱȱ Ǽ ȹĞȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȮȱ O ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱěȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱȱĴȱěȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ě¡ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȮȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȮȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ ĴǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 19 FLEXIBILITY ȹ¡¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱěȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȮȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱȂȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱěȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ěȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱĚ¡ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȇȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĚ¡ȱ¢ȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȮȱȱ W ¢ȱȱěȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱě¢ǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĚ¡ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȇȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱ¢ǰȱȈ ȱ ȇȱȱ ȱȱǯȈȱ¡¢ȱȱ ȱ¡ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 20 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT FLEXIBILITY ȹȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱǻȱȱȱǼȱȮȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȮȱȂȱȱĚ¡ȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱǰȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ǯȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȮȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȃȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǵȄȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ǯȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 21 FLEXIBILITY ȹȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǵȄȱȱ ǻ ȱ ǰȱȱǼ ȹ¡¢ǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȁȱȱȱ Ȃǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱě¢ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȂȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱ¢ȱěǯȱȱ ǻ ¢ȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱĜǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǯȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱ¢ȱĚ¡ȱȱȱǰȱȂȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ¢Ǽ 22 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT FLEXIBILITY ȹ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱĚ¡¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱĚ¡¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱ Ě¡¢ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ě¡ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĚ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱ ȱ Ȭ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱĚ¡¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĜǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȇȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱĴȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱĴȱ ȱĜȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱĞȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯȱȇȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȇȱȱĞȱǯ ȱ ȱȱȱĚ¡ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȇȱ ȱǯȱȱȇȱȱ ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȇȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȇȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȇȱ ȱ ¢ȇȱ ȱ Ě¡¢ǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 23 FLEXIBILITY ȹ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZ ȱȃ Ȃ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰ ȱ ȱ ǰ ȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǵȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ǵȱ ¢ȱȂȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱǵȱ ȱȱȱěǯȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ Ȃ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĚ ¡ ¢ǯ ȱȱ ǻ¢ȱ ¢Ǽ ȹȱȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȯ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻȱĴȱǼ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱ Ě¡ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǰȱę¢ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱǰȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱěȱȱȱĴȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹ¡¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱĚ¡ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ǯȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼȱ 24 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT FLEXIBILITY ȹȱ ȱ Ě¡¢ǰȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȃǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȄȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȮȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȮȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȃǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ Ĵȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱȂȱǯȄȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 25 RESPECT RESPECT There are many ways to show respect and it can be demonstrated in every interaction that a police RI¿FHUKDVZLWKWKHFRPPXQLW\DQGZLWKFROOHDJXHV%HLQJUHVSHFWIXOLVYHU\PXFKDERXWEHLQJ $FFHSWGLYHUVLW\ with tolerance and polite and considerate, adjusting your language to suit the situation and communicating on a level understanding basis. Showing respect toward others, who have different cultural backgrounds to your own, may require making an effort to learn about aspects of that culture, and what it means to be respectful /LVWHQZLWKSDWLHQFH of another’s culture. This applies to people with different life experiences and different orientations value opinions and provide feedback too – learning more about their situation will show you how respect will be perceived by them. $SSUHFLDWLYHRIDQG 7KH IROORZLQJ FRPPHQWV UHÀHFW WKH ZD\ LQ ZKLFK UHVSHFW LV GHPRQVWUDWHG LQ DFWLRQV acknowledge the efforts and behaviours. of others &RQVLGHURXULQWHUQDO and external customers ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ,QVSLUHFRQ¿GHQFH ęȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ through ethical and fair ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ treatment of others ¢Ȃȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȁȱ ȱȂȱȮȱȱ ȱȱȮȱȂȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱ¡ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱǼ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱȱĜȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȇȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱ¢ȇȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ¢ȇȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȇȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȇȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 26 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT RESPECT ȹȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱǰȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȂȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱĴȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȮȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ǻȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱĴǼȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱĴǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱĴȱȱěȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȮȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȯ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȂȱĞȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱȱȱĞȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱĴȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȯǯȱȱ ǻȱ ĴǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 27 RESPECT ȹȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢DZȱȇȱȱȱȇȱǯȱ ȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱěȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱěȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȂȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȈȈȱȱȈȱ¢Ȉǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȬȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱĚȱȱ¢¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱǼ ȹǰȱ ȇȱ ȱ ę¢ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ W ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱ¢ȱȇȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȬȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱŗśŗȱěȱȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱ¢Ȃȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱȬȱ ȇȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ Ǽ 28 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT RESPECT ȹȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȂȱȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱěǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱěǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱěǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǵȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱȂȱȱȂȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ęȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱěǰȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱě¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȃ ȱȱ¢ȱ ǵȄȱ ȱǰȱȃ ȂȱȱǰȄȱ¢ȱǰȱȃ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȄȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱřŖȱ ȱ ǰ ȱ ȱ ȱ ě ȱ ȱ ȱȂǯȱȱ ǻ ¢ȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ R ȱǰȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȇȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ¢ȇȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȇȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 29 RESPECT ȹȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ Yȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĴǰȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȃ ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱǵȱ Ȃ¢ǰȄȱȱȃȱȱ¢ȱǵȄȱȱ ȃȱȱ¢ȱȱǵȄ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȮȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȂȱȱȱȱȱĴ¢ȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȂȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȮȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ Ȯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĜǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¡¢ȱȱȮȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱȱ Ǽ 30 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT RESPECT ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȮȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȮȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȂȱȱȱȱȮȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȂȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱǰȱȂȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȂȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȃ¢ǰȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱǵȄȱ¢Ȃȱ¢ȱ ȃȄȱȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱȃ ȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȄȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ Ȃȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¡ȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱ ¢Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 31 RESPECT ȹȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȮȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȂȱȱȱĴȱȱěȱȮȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ěȱ¢ǯȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱěȱȱǰȱ ȱ¡ǯȱȱ¢ȱȂȱȱȂȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȂȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȂȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ¢Ȃȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǵȱȱȱȱ¡¢ȱĜǯȱȱȂȱȱ¡ȱ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱěǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱ¢ȱȂȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǯȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 32 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT RESPECT ȹȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ R ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱěȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȇȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱěǯȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȬȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȬȱ¢ȇȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱĚ¡¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȱǯ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȇȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȇȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȇȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȇȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 33 SUPPORT SUPPORT Victoria Police members provide support to their colleagues and to the community. Positive support can enable better outcomes by empowering others and it is often demonstrated 5HFRJQLVHDQGUHZDUG service of members by successful teamwork. Support may be provided in the form of learning opportunities. These can come from your managers or other senior persons or from within the broader 3URYLGHHPSDWK\LQ community or other areas of Victoria Police. a timely and genuine manner Support may need to be provided to those you interact with as part of your policing role. 3URPRWHSURIHVVLRQDO Support can start with an attempt to understand another’s situation and may be as simple as and career development linking a person to another service so that they can receive specialist support – whether they are a member of the community, a victim, an offender or a colleague. Support can be about &DUHIRUWKHZHOOEHLQJ of colleagues celebrating the diversity of your colleagues, valuing them and respecting their experiences DQGJRDOV:KHQSHRSOHIHHOVXSSRUWHGWKH\DUHHPSRZHUHGWRDFKLHYHWKHLUEHVW 7KH IROORZLQJ FRPPHQWV UHÀHFW WKH ZD\ LQ ZKLFK VXSSRUW LV UHÀHFWHG LQ DFWLRQV and behaviours. ȹȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ȱęȱ ȱȂȱȱȱĴȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱ ¢Ǽ 34 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT SUPPORT ȹȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱĞȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱȱĜǼǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ¢ȂȱĞȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĜȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȮȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱȱȱĜȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȂȱ Ȯȱ ǰȱ¢ȱěȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱ ȱěȱȱǰȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȃǰȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȄȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ Ȯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȃǰȱ ȱǯȱ ȂȱȱǰȄȱȱȃȱǯȱ ȂȱȱȱȄǰȄȱȂȱȱȱǯȄȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȃǰȱǯȱȱȂȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȄȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 35 SUPPORT ȹȱǰȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȇȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȇȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȇȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǵȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȇȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȇȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱǰȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȇǯȱȱȇȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȇȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢¢ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȇȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȇȱǯȱȱ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 36 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT SUPPORT ȹȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȇȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ęǰȱȱȇȱȱĞȱȱǰȱǰȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱǼ ȹĞȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱ¢ȱȱ O ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȂȱȱĴȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȮȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȂȱ¢ȱǯ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¢Ȃȱ ȱȮȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȮȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 37 SUPPORT ȹȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱ ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȂȱ ȱ¡¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȮȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȮ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȮȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ ĴǼ ȹȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱěǰȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȇȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȇȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱę¢ǯȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȭǰȱȱ ȇȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ Ǽ 38 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT SUPPORT ȹȂȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȮȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĜȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱě¢Dzȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱĜȱ ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱǼ ȹȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱěǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱěȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 39 SUPPORT ȹȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȬȱȇȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱĚ¡¢ǰȱȱ¢¢ȱȱȱ ȱȇȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱĜȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĚ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ęȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȇȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȇȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱǯ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȇȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȇȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¡ȱǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ¢ȇȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ ȱ ȱ ȱȇ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 40 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT SUPPORT ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȂȱ ȱȂȱ¢ȱ DzȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱĞȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȂȱĞȱǯȱȱȱĞȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱĜȱ ȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȂȱȱȱĜȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱȱ Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 41 PROFESSIONALISM PROFESSIONALISM Professionalism can be displayed in every part of your policing role including from the way you wear your uniform to the way you communicate with others. Behaving professionally $FFHSWUHVSRQVLELOLW\ show commitment and lead demonstrates accountability and responsibility. by example 3URIHVVLRQDOLVPLVDERXWEHLQJUHVSRQVLEOHIRURWKHUVDQGIXO¿OOLQJ\RXUGXWLHVZLWKFDUH,W $FKLHYHDQGFRQWULEXWH is about displaying the highest standards in the way you interact with all members of the to the professional community. These professional standards are applied with fairness and impartiality to every knowledge pool aspect of your work. 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So I've Manager, Learning Research Services, had a bit of a broad brush experience. I’ve been with Victoria Education Department, Victoria Police Police for 23 years. I have been with Victoria Police just over a year. Prior to that, Michael Brett Young I was with the Department of Justice for over seven years, CEO, Law Institute of Victoria, and so I have a background in justice agencies. My role here is Brigid Foster, to manage learning research services as part of the new Criminal Policy Lawyer, Law Institute of Victoria SHRSOH GHYHORSPHQW :H PDQDJH WKH 5HJLVWHUHG 7UDLQLQJ The LIV is the peak professional organisation representing 2UJDQLVDWLRQGHVLJQDQGGHYHORSWKHFXUULFXOXP:HFRQGXFW approximately 14,000 legal practitioners. It's goal is "To be our evaluations, undertake a quality assurance role in regards to members’ essential professional partner, whilst advocating courses outside of people development and focus on how we justice for all." can improve the learning opportunities for recruits, sergeants, detectives – the whole range that come through education Michael manages a staff of approximately 150 people. The – and ensure that they're actually able to transfer those LIV provides legal and policy submissions to governments learnings on the job. and statutory authorities; conduct Continuing Professional Development for its members; offers a free legal referral Peter Baranow service; runs events for members; provides an ethics advice Vanbar Photographics and Scouts Australia service, and, on delegation from the regulator, issues practising I run Vanbar Photographics with my wife and we have thirty- FHUWL¿FDWHV DQG LQYHVWLJDWHV FRPSODLQWV DQG FRQGXFWV WUXVW odd employees. In my spare time, I’m a Scout Leader. I’ve account investigations. EHHQD6FRXW/HDGHUIRU¿IWHHQ\HDUVDQG,WKRXJKWDZKLOH Jan Bryar ago that I would retire from being a line Scout Leader or in Ivanhoe Girls Grammar and Scouts Australia charge of scouts directly and take a quiet position. Then someone fooled me into becoming the head of the Banyule I am a trained primary teacher although I don’t do it as a Districts. I’m now a more important Scout Leader that seems profession anymore. I actually work in the sport department to have no time to do anything. So between work and scouts as a teacher at Ivanhoe Girls Grammar in the secondary DQG¿YHNLGV,¶PSUHWW\EXV\ division. I’ve been involved in scouts as a cub leader since I was 18. I’m in the same group that my father was a member Narelle Beer of when he was 8. My brother went through the Group and I Inspector, Organisational Change Management, EHFDPHDOHDGHUDW±WKH¿UVWIHPDOHLQWKHZKROHJURXS, Victoria Police do a lot of other work with the Scouts, once again with 11-15 I'm currently an inspector at Organisational Change year olds, and I do many camps with them. I’m taking some Management. Throughout my career I've done a bit of NLGVWR6ZHGHQDVSDUWRIWKH:RUOG-DPERUHHQH[W\HDU, everything. I've been a law instructor, a detective around coach junior netball on Saturdays and have done since I was +HLGHOEHUJ:HVWDQG*UHHQVERURXJKSROLFHVWDWLRQVDQG, YH DERXW,VHOHFWIRU:DUUDQG\WH&OXEDQGKDYHDORWWRGRZLWK POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 49 primary school interschool sport with umpiring netball. I have referral options for young people in custody. YRIPP provides DOVRKDGLQWHUQDWLRQDOH[FKDQJHVWXGHQWV:H¶YHKDGWKUHHRI police with access to Independent Persons 24/7, multilingual WKRVHIRUD\HDUDWDWLPH,¶YHMXVWMRLQHGP\¿UVWDGXOWOHLVXUH resources for parents, and (in partnership with Victoria Legal Aid) activity which is the Royal Doulton club of Melbourne and I a free 24-hour legal advice line for young people in custody. have every fourth Saturday afternoon off from Netball and I go YRIPP is a partnership program of the Centre for Multicultural to Royal Doulton club in Brighton. Youth (CMY) the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, community Ross Buscemi legal centres, UnitingCare, Victoria police, and other agencies. Director, New Hope Foundation Georgie Ferrari The New Hope Foundation has been operating since 1981 &KLHI([HFXWLYH2I¿FHU under various names. Originally we were the Prahran Migrant Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YAC Vic) Resource Center, then we became the South Central Region YAC Vic is the peak body for young people and youth Migrant Resource Center and then we changed that name to LVVXHV:HKDYHDPHPEHUVKLSRIDERXWRUVR2XUPDLQ the New Hope Migrant and Refugee Center and now we’re the functions are to advocate for the sector and for young people New Hope Foundation. Predominantly we work with migrants to government and on behalf of our members, and on issues DQGUHIXJHHVDQGZHKDYHRI¿FHVDQGORFDWLRQVUDQJLQJIURP that are relevant either to young people directly or the sector the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Oakleigh, Bentleigh, that supports them. So we’re involved in some work force &ODULQGD3UDKUDQ:H¶YHJRWVWDIIRXW±SRVWHGLQ&ROOLQJZRRG development and some advocacy around youth workers—the and Fitzroy and we have other centers in Footscray and work that they do and the importance of that—and then a lot of :HUULEHH6RDORWRIWKHZRUNZHGRLVZLWKQHZO\DUULYHG work around issues that relate directly to young people. UHIXJHHV:HDOVRGRTXLWHDELWRIZRUNZLWKROGHUPLJUDQWV ZLWK \RX NQRZ WKURXJK RXU DJHG VHUYLFHV SURJUDPV :H Tim Gattuso run some employment programs, community development Co–chair, Criminal Law Section programs, and various community centers. Law Institute of Victoria Vivianne Dias Tim is a private practitioner and Director at Slades and State Coordinator, Parsons. At the Law Institute, we have monthly criminal law Youth Referral and Independent Persons Program (YRIPP), section meetings, where we chair a meeting of interested Centre of Multicultural Youth (CMY) defense practitioners who want to be involved in the meetings DQG FRQWULEXWH LQ RQH ZD\ RU DQRWKHU :H KDYH LQSXW RQ D I manage the YRIPP program, which involves supporting the range of different user groups such as court user groups and regional staff across Victoria and working closely with program the sex offence list, and have guest speakers on topics such partners. YRIPP trains and supports volunteer ‘Independent as DNA and how that’s impacting on evidence in certain trials. Persons’ to support young people through interviews with the There’s a whole range of areas we discuss and often we’re police where a parent or guardian is unavailable. Independent asked to comment in various areas of the media on particular Persons provide support, information about legal rights and issues. 50 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT Ian Gillespie based in regional areas, and I’m involved with the access to Inspector, East Gippsland justice on a national basis with various committees. Victoria Police Tony Hayes I’m Inspector Police Service Area Manager for East Gippsland. Manager, Brosnan Centre I've held that role since March 2009, newly promoted into that Jesuit Social Services role. I was fortunate enough to go to East Gippsland. Prior I’ve been in this role for approximately seven months. I’ve WRWKDW,ZDVWKHRI¿FHULQFKDUJHDWWKH'DQGHQRQJ3ROLFH been at the Brosnan Youth Services Program for the last Station for eight years. Prior to that, I was a relieving senior seven years. I was involved in the group conferencing sergeant. I was a sergeant at Ethical Standards on secondment program, which is where I’ve had a lot of contact with police DQGDW1XQDZDGLQJ:HVW+HLGHOEHUJDQG+HLGHOEHUJ3ROLFH who have attended group conferences during that time. I’ve 6WDWLRQV, YHEHHQDFRXSOHRI\HDUVLQWKHWUDI¿FVHFWLRQZD\ worked in the youth justice and child protection areas for a back, 20-plus years ago. I’ve been with Victoria Police for 30 long time. The Brosnan Youth Services program, which has years this October. been going for 33 years works with young people in the Adult Phil Grano &RUUHFWLRQVDQG POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 51 I’ve been here for about 5 and a half years. I was a case Anthony Mercer manager with the pre-cursor to the Link Out program which Sergeant, Instructor, Centre for Investigation Training, was called Bridging the Gap. I was doing post-release case School of Applied Policing, Victoria Police management with young men coming out of prison for a I've been in this organisation 20 years. I'm an instructor at number of years and then moved into a number of roles and what we used to call Detective Training School, now we call now I’m in this coordinating role. the Centre for Investigation Training. I've been there just over Hugh de Kretser two years. I facilitate several subjects, which include note ([HFXWLYH2I¿FHU taking, explosive and arson investigation. I co-facilitate ethics Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria and values training and I am the human rights representative for the whole of education. I deliver human rights training :H¶UHWKHSHDNERG\IRU9LFWRULD¶VFRPPXQLW\OHJDOFHQWUHV packages across all the ranks that come through the academy, :H¶YHJRWDQDWLRQDODVVRFLDWLRQWKDWZH¶UHDPHPEHURI7KHUH from recruits all the way up to senior sergeants. At the moment are more than 200 community legal centres around Australia. I'm actually performing some upgraded duties in charge of one In our law reform and advocacy here at the Federation we of the crews down there. My career spans over that 20-year try and draw on the client experiences of the lawyers who period, obviously 14 years as an investigator or detective, are out there on the ground. And to do that we have working but I've been a uniform sergeant at Collingwood; a uniform group structures – so community legal centre workers will senior constable at Fitzroy and Richmond; been a divisional come together and collaborate and share experiences and detective at Fitzroy and Richmond; and I've worked inner city then work on recommendations to improve the system. It’s our IRUWKUHH\HDUVDW0HOERXUQH(DVWDQG0HOERXUQH:HVW job to coordinate and lead that in order to try and change the system for the better. Brian Nolan Sergeant, Tracie McDonald Victoria Police Snr Sergeant, Victoria Police I'm currently at the Monash CIU (Criminal Investigation Unit) ZKLFKKDVMXVWDPDOJDPDWHGZLWK*OHQ:DYHUOH\2DNOHLJK&, I'm in my 21st year with Victoria Police. I'm ordinarily a detective so I've been there six years. Prior to that I was at Malvern sergeant at detective training school, but at the moment I'm CI for two years and I was at ESD for three. I was a uniform upgraded to acting senior sergeant on Project AIM, which is sergeant at Prahran for just over a year and have had roles at a project having a look at how we deliver investigation across various CIs, including transit CI and Prahran CI. RXURUJDQLVDWLRQDQG, PLQWKHFKLHIFRPPLVVLRQHU VRI¿FH doing that at the moment. Most of my career has been in investigations in one area or another. I have been at ESD. I've been a divisional detective, I've been at the Crime Department, and now I’m at detective training school, so that's tended to be OPI thanks all of these participants for their valuable my focus during my career. contributions to this project. 52 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT ȹȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǻȱȱĜȱǼǰȱȱȱ T ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȂȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¡ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱ ¢Ǽ