Leadership, Ethics, and Policing
In this assignment, the Dr. Wants to evaluate my understanding as United Arab Emirates officers about the expectations that the public has on us- what the public expect from us, United Arab Emirates Officers, and the hindrances to meeting these public expectations, thereby, making everyone happy.
The public expects the police officers enforce the law, to maintain peace in the society, to protect the public and property, and to reacts to circumstances that may arise whilst they are on sense of duty. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the police officers to ensure the safety and livelihood of communities as depicted by the publics. It is also important to note that the public expects the police officers to respect their privacy, whereby; the police officers cannot search a suspect without, first, acquiring a search warrant or asking for the suspect conception.
The police officers have become accountable for their actions or inactions 24 hours a day 7 days a week, whereby, the public do not expect us, the police officers, to turn a blind eye. For example, when the public spots the presence of a police officer at an incident; they have an expectation that the officer will stay and deal with it-it is his or her obligation according to the public expectations (Meese, 2004).
The public too expects the police officers to carry themselves with both decorum and integrity while performing their duties. Some of these expectations are difficult to accomplish, due to lack of modern technology .it is important to note that we, police officers, may have the access of modern technology but have insufficient skills required to operate these modern technologies. What I am trying to say is that not all public expectations are met. Some public expectations are unrealistic, according to my stand, such as the public expecting us to be everywhere-like air. As a police officer, I work day in day out so as to make the public satisfied and happy with the services that I provide, thereby, making them happy at the end of the day. I achieve this goal by always being there for the public and meeting their expectations on time, but some expectations require more resources so as to be met, such as proper transportation means (Meese, 2004).
References
Meese, E., & Ortmeier, P. J. (2004) . Leadership, ethics, and policing: challenges for the 21st
century. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
