Title: How to Be a Good Police Officer: 14 Steps (with Pictures)
Headings: How to Be a Good Police Officer
How to Be a Good Police Officer
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Developing Your Values Download Article
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Saul Jaeger, MS
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Content: If you can't divulge information for any reason, tell them something like “I can't comment on that right now, because the investigation is ongoing. However, I promise to release that information to the public as soon as I am able.” Part 2
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Talk with your fellow officers about your police culture. Ask each member of your force to list the five values that are most important to them as officers. Then, share them with each other and discuss them. Ask yourselves: what kind of relationship do these values suggest you have to each other and to your community? Is it an “us versus them” relationship, or do you see yourselves working together with your community?