The Standard of Professional Conduct Assignment

1. The importance of the document NSW Police Standard of Professional Conduct

is to service and protect the good and bad peoples. Treat peoples with fairness
and respect as you would want to be treated.
2. List and explain in your own words the clauses of the Code of Conduct and
Ethics. Give a workplace example for each clause to demonstrate your
understanding of the application of the clause.
a) Behave honestly and in a way that upholds the values and the reputation of
the NSW Police Force whether on or off duty.
a. The police officer is acting unethical within his duties so he is
breaching the code of conduct and ethics.
b) Act with care and diligence when on duty.
a. The police officers acted lawfully, honestly and worked as a team
when on duty.
c) Know and comply with all policies, procedures and guidelines that relate to
their duties.
a. The Senior Constable ordered the probational officers to go to the
crime scene as soon as possible.
d) Treat everyone with respect, courtesy and fairness.
a. Equal responsibility was given to the men and women on the
assignment task.
e) Comply with any lawful and reasonable direction given by someone in the
NSW Police Force who has the authority to give the direction.
a. The officer did not obey an order from the Senior Constable to
take a part of recovered money and not tell anyone about it.
f) Comply with the law when on or off duty.
a. A highway patrolman on his way home from work uses excessive
speeds to get home faster.
g) Take reasonable steps to avoid conflicts of interest, report those that can
not be avoided, and co-operate in their management.
a. Detectives wife gets raped and he gives the case to another
detective to avoid a conflict of interest.
h) Only access, use, and/or disclose confidential information if required by
their duties and allowed by NSW Police Force Policy.
a. A highway patrolman accesses the driving record of his nephew to
let him know about his ticket.

i) Not make improper use of their position or NSW Police Force information
or resources.
a. A police officer who is also a member of a bikey gang uses his
position to give information to the gang.
j) Report misconduct of other NSW Police Force employees.
a. A police officer reports that his boss is making inappropriate
advances on a female officer.
3. Explain a police officers responsibilities in relation to reporting
misconduct of another officer. Include. Detail why this would be a difficult
process.
A police officers responsibilities in reporting the misconduct of another officer
lay in reporting the offenses to an official of higher rank or grade or through the
Corruption Hotline. Employees have obligations to report such misconduct
under Clause 49 of the Police Regulation. This would be a difficult process
because there is fear of reprisal and anger from colleagues where the officer
would be known as a snitch.
4. Outline the rights of the police force to deal with employees who are not
performing according to these standards.
To deal with employees who are not performing according to the standards of
the Code of Conduct, the police force has the right to subject the individuals to
management action in accordance with their actions and the circumstances
surrounding their actions. These management actions include, but are not
limited to informal discussion or a decision to not take action. However, the
police force has a right to subject the individuals to actions that include transfer,
loss of income or removal from the police force based on the severity of the
actions.