Victoria Police Values in Action POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT RESOURCE ETHICS POLICE VICTORIA POLICE VALUES in ACTION
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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. 7KLVERRNOHWKDVEHHQSURGXFHGE\WKH2I¿FHRI3ROLFH,QWHJULW\IRUWKH3ROLFH(WKLFV Resource Kit with the generous contributions of the following people in early 2010, whose comments you will read in the following pages. Additional information about the participants, WKHLUZRUNDQGWKHLURUJDQLVDWLRQVLVFRQWDLQHGLQWKH¿QDOVHFWLRQ 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<RXWK$IIDLUV&RXQFLORI9LFWRULD Brigid Foster Criminal Policy Lawyer, Law Institute of Victoria Tim Gattuso Co–chair, Criminal Law Section, Law Institute of Victoria Ian Gillespie Inspector, East Gippsland, Victoria Police Phil Grano 3ULQFLSDO/HJDO2I¿FHU2I¿FHRIWKH3XEOLF$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’. You do what you say you will do and you $FWZLWKKRQHVW\ respecting the right of fair are responsible for your actions and their outcomes. You demonstrate consistency, show process for all UHVSHFWDQGDFWSURIHVVLRQDOO\<RXKDYHDSRVLWLYHLQÀXHQFHRQWKRVHDURXQG\RX 0DLQWDLQFRQ¿GHQWLDOLW\ Sometimes having integrity will mean speaking out about poor or unprofessional conduct and respect those we and at other times, it will mean that you support those who do the speaking out. Having deal with integrity means you show fairness, you take others’ perspectives into account and you are 'HPRQVWUDWHPRUDO honest with yourself and others. Integrity may be showing commitment to the work you are strength and courage XQGHUWDNLQJDVDSROLFHRI¿FHUE\GHPRQVWUDWLQJDQLQWHUHVWLQHQJDJLQJZLWKWKHFRPPXQLW\ %HKDYHZLWKKRQRXU 7KH IROORZLQJ FRPPHQWV UHÀHFW WKH ZD\ LQ ZKLFK LQWHJULW\ LV UHÀHFWHG LQ DFWLRQV and impartiality and behaviours. ȹȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Y ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱĴȱȬȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȇȱ¢ȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱǯ ȱ ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ Ȉȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȇȱ¢ȱĴȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȈȱȱ¢ȇȱȱǰȱ¢ȇȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱęȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱĞǰȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱ ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ 4 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT INTEGRITY ȹȱȱȱȱ£ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ O ȱȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȂȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱǰȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢Ȃȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ¡ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȂȱȱǰȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȂȱȱǰȱȁ ȱȱ ȱǵȂȱȱȁ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǵȂȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȇȱ¢ȱ W ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȇȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȱȇȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȇȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȇȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱ ȇȱȱǰȱȇȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱĴȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȇȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȬȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 5 INTEGRITY ȹȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱĜȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱĴȱǼ ȹȱĜȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱŞŖȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȮȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱǼ ȹȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱĴȱ¢ȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȇȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȬȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȇȱȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȇȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȇȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱǼ ȹ¢ǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ 6 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT INTEGRITY ȹ¢ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱĜȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱěǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĜǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱĜȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱĚǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹȱȂȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱǼ ȹ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱ¢Ȃȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěǯȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱǯ ȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȂȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱěȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ ȹȱ¢ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ H ¢ȇȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱDzȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȇȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȇȱȱ ǰȱȇȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱĴ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱĴȱȱȱ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ǻȱǼ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 7 INTEGRITY ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱĚȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱěȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ĴȱȱĴǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻ ¢ȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĴȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮȱǰȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ǯȱ ȂȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȂȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ ĴǼ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȃȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȄȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢¢ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ¢ǰȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ǯȱȱ ǻ¢ȱ Ǽ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ¢Ǽ 8 POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT INTEGRITY ȹȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ W Ȭǯȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȇȱȱȱǯȱ ȇȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȇȱĴȱ ȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ǰȱȇȱȱȱ¢ȱĜȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱ ¢ȇȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȇȱȱ¢ȱĜȱǯȱȇȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȇȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ ȱDzȱȇȱȱǯ ȇȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȈǰȱǰȱȇȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȇȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢Ȅǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ O ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱȱ Ǽ ȹȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȮȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȮȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ Ĝȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȮȱǯȱȱ ǻȱ Ǽ POLICE ETHICS RESOURCE KIT 9 LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP Leadership involves demonstrating a number of characteristics. 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. Leadership is important around vulnerable and empower colleagues people, such as those with physical or intellectual disabilities. It can be demonstrated in the way you interact with these people.