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Covina Police Department Covina PD Policy Manual LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all to liberty, equality and justice. I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all and will behave in a manner that does not bring discredit to me or to my agency. I will maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed both in my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the law and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty. I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, political beliefs, aspirations, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities. I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of police service. I will never engage in acts of corruption or bribery, nor will I condone such acts by other police officers. I will cooperate with all legally authorized agencies and their representatives in the pursuit of justice. I know that I alone am responsible for my own standard of professional performance and will take every reasonable opportunity to enhance and improve my level of knowledge and competence. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession . . . law enforcement. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/03/18, All Rights Reserved. Law Enforcement Code of Ethics - 2 Published with permission by Covina Police Department Covina Police Department Covina PD Policy Manual Table of Contents CHIEF'S PREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Law Enforcement Code of Ethics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 100 - Law Enforcement Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 101 - Chief Executive Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 102 - Oath of Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 103 - Policy Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 201 - Departmental Directives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 202 - Emergency Management Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 203 - Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 204 - Electronic Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 205 - Administrative Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 206 - Staffing Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 207 - License to Carry a Firearm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 208 - Retiree Concealed Firearms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 209 - Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) / National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Incident Command System (ICS) / Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter 3 - General Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 300 - Use of Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 301 - Handcuffing and Restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 302 - Control Devices and Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 303 - Conducted Energy Device. . . . . . . . . .