Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Ethics Playing Cards
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Balancing Personal and Professional Life
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A work social media chat turns inappropriate. What do you do?
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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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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 are at a family gathering. You notice your nephew smells strongly of cannabis. What do you do?
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Two skippers have been in a relationship with each other that has now broken down. They are using a friend of yours as a line of communication, who is feeling quite stressed about the situation. What should 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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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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Where can you seek advice/help on how to deal with the everyday challenges of being a police officer?
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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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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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A specialist police staff team member is thinking about leaving because they do not feel valued and are treated as if their input is less important than uniformed colleagues. How do you support this colleague?
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A relative says something inappropriate on a private family social media group. What do you do?
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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 indulge in “legal highs” whilst off duty?
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During a busy period at work, you experience a bereavement. Is it okay to ask for support?
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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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