Ethics and Integrity Flashcards
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A motorist offers an officer money to avoid a speeding ticket. The officer's proper response is to:
Answer: Decline, issue the citation, and report the bribery attempt
Accepting a bribe is a felony; officers must refuse, complete enforcement action, and report the bribery attempt to a supervisor.
The principle of proportionality in use of force means:
Answer: Force must be proportionate to the threat level actually presented
Proportionality requires that the level of force applied be appropriate and reasonable relative to the threat an officer faces.
A CHP officer who is undergoing personal financial difficulties decides to accept payment for 'security consulting' from a trucking company they regulate. This raises concerns about:
Answer: Regulatory capture and compromised enforcement
Accepting payment from regulated entities compromises the officer's ability to enforce laws impartially and creates a serious ethical and legal conflict.
What is the ethical purpose of the CHP's early intervention system (EIS)?
Answer: To identify officers who may benefit from support before problems escalate
Early intervention systems are designed to identify behavioral patterns and provide support or training before minor issues become serious misconduct.
An officer who routinely stops vehicles driven by persons of a particular ethnicity without individualized suspicion is engaging in:
Answer: Racial profiling, which is prohibited
Racial profiling—using race or ethnicity as the basis for a stop without individualized suspicion—is unconstitutional and violates CHP policy.
Under the concept of procedural justice, officers build public legitimacy primarily by:
Answer: Treating people fairly, respectfully, and explaining their decisions
Procedural justice research shows that how officers treat people—fairly, respectfully, and transparently—shapes public trust more than outcomes alone.
An officer is directed by a supervisor to write a report that omits an officer's excessive use of force. The officer should:
Answer: Write an accurate report and report the supervisor's directive to IA
Officers cannot falsify reports regardless of supervisory direction; they must write accurate reports and report the improper order to internal affairs.