Conduct and Professional Standards

Expectations for officer behavior on and off duty.

Conduct and professional standards policy sets expectations for integrity, honesty, respect, and compliance with law and policy. It often addresses truthfulness, conflicts of interest, social media, harassment, and on- and off-duty conduct. When studying, focus on the rules that most often lead to discipline, such as truthfulness and failure to report misconduct, and understand progressive discipline concepts.

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