Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Ethics Playing Cards
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You have privileged information, you are not allowed to share it, but it is something that will affect your partner and their policing career. How do you manage this?
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A work social media chat turns inappropriate. What do you do?
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A colleague is dating someone who runs an explicit content subscription service and has occasionally featured, but not identified as a police officer. They see no issue with this. How would you handle the situation?
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You have been invited to a party where you believe some people may indulge in drugs. Do you go?
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You’ve been working with a colleague for over a year, and you have started to become close. It is not a relationship yet, but it could be. When do you discuss the situation with your boss?
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A friend and colleague has been suspended from duty. You are convinced they have done nothing wrong and they will be reinstated once the investigation concludes, but the process is dragging on. They would like to meet up socially. What do you do?
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You discover a colleague is in a relationship with someone whom they met when they were a complainant in a DV case. What do you do? Is the relationship appropriate and does it matter if they are both happy?
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An aggressive man in the pub squares up to you after you nudge his arm. At what point, if at all, do you say you are an off-duty police officer?
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Why is it important to keep work discussions professional at all times?
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You join a new team and realise that the other skipper clearly has favourites who are all members of the same club. You are not a member. What do you do?
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Is it acceptable to use offensive nicknames for colleagues if they don’t mind? Does it matter whether or not your colleague finds it acceptable?
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You are policing a local festival. You notice a colleague has brought their teenager with them, driving onto site in a police vehicle rather than through ticket control. The organiser seems very relaxed. Is there a problem?
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Is it ok to volunteer for every overtime shift available, or make a bit of extra money on the side of your job?
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