CJ 239 Public Safety Leadership and Ethics 4: Philosophy of Leadership

1. Correlate personal core values and characteristics to ethical decisions and behaviors. 
2. Articulate an in-depth understanding of ethics and ethical systems. 
3. Apply models for making ethical decisions. 
4. Define and discuss how to implement principle-centered leadership including its risks and rewards. 
5. Explain the role of service as a foundational aspect of leadership. 
6. Identify the challenges of leading in a dynamic and diverse community. 
7. Apply strategies for leading in a challenging environment. 
8. Discuss how leaders contribute to the establishment of a high-trust organizational culture. 
9. Evaluate leadership responsibility as it relates to ethics, values, and challenges within the public safety environment. 

• Ethics 
  • Ethics, morality, leadership, and more 
  • Personal values and ethical behavior 
  • Advantages and disadvantages to being ethical 
  • Why study ethics? 
  • Case study: Cider House rules 
• Ethical Systems 
  • Thinking ethically 
  • Ethics awareness inventory 
  • Self-assessment: the CORE system 
  • Case study: Miss Ever’s Boys (part 1) 
• Ethics and Decision-Making 
  • Evolution of ethical decision-making: Kohlberg’s stages of morality 
  • Ethical choices 
  • Model for making moral decisions 
  • Case study: Miss Ever’s Boys (part 2) 
  • Ethical models 
  • Public safety scenarios 
  • Case study: Miss Ever’s Boys (part 3) 
• Ethics and Principled Leadership 
  • Defining leadership 
  • Leadership principles 
  • Principle-centered leadership 
  • The public trust 
  • Code of ethics 
  • Case study: Crimson Tide 
  • Servant Leadership 
  • Understanding servant leadership 
  • Role models and servant leadership 
• The Challenges of Leadership 
  • Whom to choose 
  • The ethical test 
  • Developing strategies for leading in the future