Policy Text
EXPANDED COURSE OUTLINE
REGULAR BASIC COURSE
LEARNING DOMAIN 1
LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS
Effective date of outline: July 1, 2018
I. LEARNING NEED
Peace officers are expected to be leaders in the community, in their agencies, and among peers. To be
effective, officers must understand the components of leadership, their responsibility to lead, and the
impact of their leadership.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
A. Discuss why leadership is important
1. To the officer
2. To the agency
3. To the community
4. To the profession
B. Define leadership
1. Practice of influencing people
2. Using ethical values and goals
3. Produce an intended change
C. Discuss universal components of leadership
1. Authority and power
2. Compliance v. commitment
3. Circle of Influence
4. Life balance
5. Formal and informal
D. Discuss the officer as a leader
1. Peer leadership
2. Modeling
3. Taking charge
4. Intervening
5.