Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Ethics Playing Cards
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What types of culturally acceptable but illegal behaviours might you encounter? What can, and what should be challenged?
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Your local pub screens the football. You overhear that they aren’t paying for a public licence. Do you overlook it?
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Should the law be consistently applied equally to everyone in society?
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You are at a family gathering. You notice your nephew smells strongly of cannabis. What do you do?
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Is it ok to sometimes lie and say you do something else for a job when asked (rather than say that you are a police officer or working with the police) if you are off duty?
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You speak to a concerned member of the public on the phone. It does not sound as if a crime has been committed. When should you respond in person anyway?
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The music at a neighbour’s BBQ is very loud. It is disturbing your Sunday afternoon. What, if anything, do you do?
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You are aware of a potential incident in a school that your children attend and where your partner also teaches. What can you share with them?
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A relative says something inappropriate on a private family social media group. What do you do?
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How do you understand the nuances of impartiality and neutrality in everyday practical policing and how important is this?
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An ongoing investigation requires you to withhold information from the public in order for new evidence to emerge. How do you do this without undermining public trust?
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Is it ok to indulge in “legal highs” whilst off duty?
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How important is it to use a person’s preferred pronouns?
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