Ethics in Law Enforcement

Outlines the ethical principles, obligations and legal and moral standards for police officers as well as a history of modern policing.

The Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, the only nonprofit, university-based center of its kind in the United States, was established to foster greater concern for ethical issues among practitioners and scholars in the criminal justice field. Publishes the journal Criminal Justice Ethics.

An agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies.

This report provides a nationwide portrait of what America’s police officers think about the abuse of police authority.

This guide has been created to promote an understanding of the complexities of sexual offense and misconduct cases involving officers and to encourage the proactive adoption of policy and prevention efforts within law enforcement agencies

The COPS Office offers free publications on ethics and integrity that address the core elements of community policing