Second Test Flashcards
Ethics
The discipline with good and bad and with moral duty obligation.
Ethics is concerned with the study of ________ duty.
Moral
Ethics is among other things a set of rules and standards that govern _________.
Individuals conduct
Ethics is knowing the difference between, __________.
What you have the right to do and what is right to do.
Every aspect of human behavior is influenced by __________ , but values aren’t easily defined. Their definitions and interpretations vary from___________.
Personal values/ period to period, location to location and situation to situation.
Misconceptions about Ethics.
-Ethics is not something that good people need to worry too much about.
-Idealism is incompatible with realism.
-The principal focus of ethics is moral problems, as opposed to the formation of habits of good character.
-People concerned about ethics dismiss every pleasure and are just “holier-than-thou.”
Texas legislature
Public Interest
- Public office is a trust to be used only to advance public interests, not personal gain.
Public Interest
- Public office is a trust to be used only to advance public interests, not personal gain.
Objective Judgment
Decisions made on merits, free of partiality or prejudice, and unimpeded by personal bias.
Accountability -
Government is to be conducted openly, efficiently, suitably, and honorably so that the public can make informed judgments and hold public officials accountable.
Democracy -
Honor and respect democratic principles, and observe the letter and spirit of laws.
Respectability -
Safeguard public confidence in integrity of government by avoiding appearances of impropriety and conduct unbefitting a public official.
Sexual harassment
is deliberate or repeated sexual based behavior that is not welcome, not asked for, and not returned./or is unwelcome sexual or gender based behavior
“Quid Pro Quo” -
Occurs when an employee is required to consent to unwelcome sexual advances to obtain employment opportunities or benefits, or when an employee is denied opportunities or benefits because (s) he refused to consent to such conduct.
Hostile Work Environment -
Occurs when an employer or other employee subjects an employee to sexual innuendos, remarks, and/or physical acts so offensive that they “alter the conditions of the employee’s employment and create an abusive work environment”
Attitude. -
is an organized and relatively unchanging combination of personal knowledge and feelings about someone or something that influences him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing.
Race -
generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical. characteristics. Since no “pure” races remain, some prefer to avoid reference to race and instead discuss group differences under the heading of ethnicity.
Ethnicity -
refers to shared culture and background. Members of an ethnic group usually have common ancestry and generally share language, religion, and other cultural patterns.
Ethnocentrism
Center of the universe
Prejudice -
is an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the facts; i.e., negative bias.
Culture -
a way of thinking and acting based on tradition. Learned behavior passed down from one generation to another.
Discrimination -
acting on the basis of prejudice.
“To make a difference in treatment
or favor on a basis other than individual merit” (14th Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution).
Ethnocentrism-
provides a source of egotistic satisfaction through a favorable comparison of oneself to others.
Stereotyping and categorical treatment-
afford a convenient grouping of which one is ignorant. Lumping such people together under a popular stereotyped description saves time and thought.
Scapegoating:
provides a convenient group or person to blame when things go wrong in one’s personal life or in the community.
Projection-
provides an outlet for projecting one’s tensions and frustrations onto other, people.
Authoritarian personality-
symbolizes one’s affiliation with a more dominant group:
Societal strain-
as a coping mechanism for fear and insecurity, provides justification for various types of discrimination, which are thought to be of advantage to the dominant group.
Feeling of superiority-
Self-assured feeling on the part of certain individuals that they are superior or better than others, which is frequently expressed through inappropriate jokes or disparaging remarks directed to those regarded as inferior (for example, suggesting that they are lazy, too aggressive, stupid, tricky, deceitful, clannish, pushy,
Others are strange and different-
A feeling that the other group is alien or different, which promotes the social exclusion of members of a particular group and blocks any acceptance of a person on individual merit.
These feelings foster aversion, dislike, or
even open hostility against persons of a different group.
Proprietary claims-
A belief that as a member of a superior group, the individual is entitled to exclusive or prior rights.
Acute is short term stress with a quick resolution.
This is the type of stress our body handles the best. If we are faced with something that requires us to fight or flee-our bodies are ready to take it on. An example of acute stress would be a threatening dog— the mind and body gear up, with the “fight or flight” response to handle this stress quickly, then settles down.
Chronic Stress
is prolonged unrelieved stress also called cumulative stress.
Prolonged unrelieved wear and tear results from too many demands (Like driving with your foot on the brake). An extreme example of this is burnout when a person loses energy and interest because of unrelieved stress.
Role conflict
struggle officers engage in
Role ambiguity
uncertainty created by supervisors
Texas legislature
Standard of conduct/ guide for official conduct also basis of discipline for those who rerefuse to abide by the terms of
Texas government code 572.051
Standards of Conduct
Public servants must abide by standards of conduct established by
Texas legislature, federal government, department policies
Texas ethics commission created in
1992
Texas ethics commission
administers and provisions the standards of conduct
There are how many code of ethics
12
A.C.T. Stands for
Alternatives -identifying all choices
Consequences- project outcome
Tell your story- explain your actions
Stake holders
Any person who will be affected by what you do
Power of Ethical management
Is it legal? Will actions violate any laws, codes, or constitutional rights?
•Is it balanced? Is my decision fair to everyone concerned?
•How will I feel about myself? Will it withstand public scrutiny?
•Does it follow my agency policy, guidelines, and procedures?
Jailers Code of Ethics
Constitutional right
No unnecessary force
No gratuities
5 key provisions of code of ethics are
Diligent preparation
Special knowledge
Exemplary conduct
Impartiality
Discretion
Ethics are principles
Or standards of human conduct, sometimes called morals
Violations under Color of Law
United States Code Annoiated (USCA) 1983
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -
Investigates Sexual Harassment Allegations - Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Abuse of Official Capacity -
Texas Penal Code 39.02(a)(1)
Official Oppression -
Texas Penal Code 39.03
Texas Workforce Commission investigates
sexual harassment allegations.
examples of sexual harassment.
Unwelcome sexual advances
Request for sexual favors
Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
Emails, jokes, and images of a sexual nature
Sexual innuendos and comments
Sexually suggestive sounds or gestures
Forms of prejudice
Gender
Religion
Age
Weight
The foundation of our government is found
in the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence: “All men are created equal.” The democratic creed includes the value of respect for each individual.
concepts about human relations from social scientists:
-Every individual is entitled to equal rights and dignities. They are entitled by virtue of being human.
-The right to be free implies the right to be different.
-We should try to understand people who are different from us.
-All people share certain common needs (Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Individuals should be evaluated on their _______. Because it is easier, we tend to categorize people and make judgments about them rather than evaluate them on their individual character. This leads to __________.
Merit/ stereotyping
Democracy cannot work
for some unless it works for all.
Impartial enforcement of the law requires that no person be treated
unfairly. unjustly, or with bias or prejudice.
Impartiality
is a fundamental requirement of all jailers.
Adverse consequences of insensitivity:
-Hurt feelings
-Anger
-Loss of personal and professional respect
-Ineffective performances
-Negative/Inappropriate behaviors)
factors of stress for jailers.
External stresses include: poor public image, low pay, poor health, and issues in the jailers’ personal lives.
Stress:
-Natural reaction of the mind and body to a demand placed on them-pleasant or unpleasant
-Biochemical and hormonal processes occur which affect physical and
psychological functioning
-You NEED stress. Stress adds flavor, challenge, and opportunity, but unmanaged can seriously affect your physical and mental wellbeing.
Eustress
is a stressor that is perceived as positive such as a promotion, getting married, or achieving an accomplishment.
Distress
is a stressor that is perceived as negative such as an injury, illness, divorce, or being fired.
Critical Incident Stress (CIS)
CIS is incident specific.
• This heavy-duty, stress causes psychological and physical
discomfort for 2 days to 1 month.
CIS is considered “normal”
response to an
abnormal extreme incident. Events that may lead to CIS may be involvement in a use of force incident or an in-custody death.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD creates major distress and long lasting disruptive changes in person’s life.
This is not “normal” stress and may need professional help. PTSD is similar to CIS but symptoms are prolonged past 1 month.
The person is
unable to make the event part of their past keeping it part of their present.
indicators of stress for inmates
-Tension
-Loss of appetite
-Insomnia
-Lethargy
-Persistent minor illness
Organizational stress
Role conflict, role ambiguity
Stress from outside system
Public image, low pay
Excessive stress leaded to 4 serious problems on jailers
Physical illness, burn out, disability retirement, damage their family relationships
Stress reduction techniques
Physical relaxation techniques, exercise, mental relaxation techniques, emotional
Definition of communication
The ability to effectively and accurately transfer ideas and information
Parts of communication
Source, information, recipient
Three components of communication
Verbal communication- what I say
Body language- how I show it
Listening
