Ethics for Investigators, in Theory and Practice



A course on how we face tough ethical questions in professional life.

2 CE HR(S)

CE Approvals: AL, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, OK, OR, MN, MO, MT, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX

Presented By:

Thomas H. Humphreys

$50.00

About this Course

Course Description:

Instructor Hal Humphreys takes you through basic theories of professional ethics, including the places ethics and the law overlap (and don’t), the role of culture in how we determine what’s ethical, and methods for making tough ethical decisions. After talking about theories of ethics briefly, we’ll turn to practical ethical questions, including common conundrums many investigators face and illustrative case studies to ponder. We’ll touch on issues of surveillance, pretexting, domestic casework, questionable jobs and clients, criminal defense, subcontracting, report-writing, client communication and transparency, fees and retainers, competency, and confidentiality. Hopefully, you’ll come away with a stronger framework for deciding what’s ethical, even as new issues arise that you’ve never faced before. Many ethical questions have no single “right” answer, which is why the most important takeaway is not a set of rules, but a structured approach to considering ethical dilemmas in your investigative work. We hope this course can help, but it’s only a beginning: Ethical decision making takes practice, study, and often, turning to colleagues for advice. That’s why we’ve included articles and interviews with other professionals in this course: Seeing how others make these tough choices can help guide our own problem-solving.

2 CE HR(S)

CE Approvals:

AL, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, OK, OR, MN, MO, MT, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX

GA Training Instructor Certification No: CLTR001024
MN Board Course Approval No.: CPD-459
MO Board Course Approval No.: 00123
NC PPSB Course Approval No.: PPSB-21-022
OK CLEET Course Catalog No.: 22-1838
TX CE School License No: Y00170

Oklahoma required disclaimer: This class has been cataloged by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training for 2 hours of mandatory continuing education credit. Regarding any law enforcement concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices as might be taught, promoted, or otherwise espoused in outside schools or seminars, there is no intent, expressed or implied, that listing the course in the CLEET Course Catalog indicates or in any way conveys ‘CLEET approval’ of such concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices, unless such approval is explicitly stated by CLEET.

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