Chapter 21Chapter 21Practicing and Promoting Ethical Practicing and Promoting Ethical

ConductConduct

EthicsEthics

Ethics deals with questions of right and Ethics deals with questions of right and wrong, of moral and immoral behavior.wrong, of moral and immoral behavior.

Developing Personal EthicsDeveloping Personal Ethics

A personal “ethics check”A personal “ethics check” Is it legal?Is it legal? Is it balanced?Is it balanced? How does it make me feel about myself?How does it make me feel about myself?

The 5 P’s of Ethical PowerThe 5 P’s of Ethical Power

Purpose: What is my purpose in life?Purpose: What is my purpose in life? Pride: Too much or too little pride is Pride: Too much or too little pride is

dangerous.dangerous. Patience: Live by principles knowing that Patience: Live by principles knowing that

all will work out in the end. Don’t be all will work out in the end. Don’t be greedy.greedy.

Persistence: Stick to your purpose, even Persistence: Stick to your purpose, even when inconvenient.when inconvenient.

Perspective: Focus on the purpose.Perspective: Focus on the purpose.

Organizational Ethics CheckOrganizational Ethics Check

Three organizational ethics check Three organizational ethics check questions are:questions are: (1) Are we delivering what we promise in (1) Are we delivering what we promise in

terms of quality and customer service?terms of quality and customer service? (2) Are we selling a product or service that is (2) Are we selling a product or service that is

harmful to society?harmful to society? (3) Are we honest in the way we do business?(3) Are we honest in the way we do business?

Codes of EthicsCodes of Ethics

A code of ethics sets forth self-enforcing A code of ethics sets forth self-enforcing moral and professional guidelines for moral and professional guidelines for behavior in a given field.behavior in a given field.

Organizational Promotion of EthicsOrganizational Promotion of Ethics

Ethics can be promoted throughout the Ethics can be promoted throughout the organization by the security manager organization by the security manager serving as a role model.serving as a role model.

By having a clear vision statement.By having a clear vision statement. By having a code of ethics.By having a code of ethics. Prescreening potential employees and Prescreening potential employees and

having ongoing inservice training can help having ongoing inservice training can help promote ethical behavior as well.promote ethical behavior as well.

Ethical Problem SolvingEthical Problem Solving

Values and a strong sense of ethics Values and a strong sense of ethics should be the core of the decision-should be the core of the decision-making/problem-solving process.making/problem-solving process.

Summary QuestionsSummary Questions

What does ‘ethics” mean?What does ‘ethics” mean? Identify and explain the 3 personal ethics Identify and explain the 3 personal ethics

check questions.check questions. Identify and explain the 5 P’s of Ethical Identify and explain the 5 P’s of Ethical

Power.Power. Identify and explain the 3 organizational Identify and explain the 3 organizational

ethics check questions.ethics check questions.

Summary QuestionsSummary Questions

What purpose is served by a code of What purpose is served by a code of ethics for security professionals?ethics for security professionals?

How can an ethical organization be How can an ethical organization be promoted?promoted?

How does ethics relate to problem How does ethics relate to problem solving?solving?