ABSTRACT
Introduction Police managers are drafters, designers, and implementers of the ethical standards of
their departments. By their behavior, they establish norms that become standards within
the department. Because other police managers throughout the profession are influ-
enced, they are able to raise the ethical standards of the profession itself. These standards
become the basis for making decisions, hiring personnel, judging daily actions, and
demonstrating the police department’s values, beliefs, and principles. High standards will
continually raise the level of professionalization.
