Step 1: Watch video (Time: from beginning to 4 mins. 21 seconds – stop at the point where the officers return to the
station and begin interviewing)
The Bill Series 24 Episode 20 Corrupted Part 1
Synopsis of video:
When Will, Ben, Callum and Sally [Armstrong] are called to a disturbance at a nightclub, Sally ends up being rescued from
a brawl by Andrew Tipping, an undercover officer. Tipping works at another station and Sally later learns he was the
instigator of the disturbance and is in possession of cocaine. When he appeals to her to cover for him she makes a
split-second decision that puts her career on the line.
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu8pcCYgVPo
Step 2: Applying your learning and using relevant readings and resources from your (Ethics) studies, write an essay of
approx 1200 words (10% only under or over is acceptable) that addresses the following questions/points:
1. Based upon your studies so far in relation to ethics in policing and the morally corrosive nature of police work, what
ethical issues were faced by Constable Sally Armstrong in the video (10 marks);
2. Explain how the ethical dilemmas and complexities of policing (eg. police culture, loyalty, police power and
authority, and the morally corrosive nature of police work) effected the behaviour of Constable Sally Armstrong (35
marks);
3. Discuss how the NSWPF Standards of Professional Conduct and Oath of Office promote ethical decision making by police
officers and help create a police culture that is resistant to corruption. Consider how adhering to these standards might
have led to a different outcome in the video (35 marks);
4. Ensure adherence to referencing (citing & reference list), grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure and word
counts (20 marks).
Please ensure that you allow yourself sufficient time for the writing phase of this task. Quite often a good piece of
writing goes through several drafts before a satisfactory final product is produced.
Conduct your own independent research but the following references may also be useful.
References
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Charles Sturt Univeristy (2015). APA referencing summary, retrieved from
http://doms.csu.edu.au/csu/items/4bbf5a46-dc91-11b6-a6c3-0857cd185fb2/1/APAReferencingSummary2013%20%283%29.pdf
Crime and Misconduct Commission Queensland (2013). Monitoring police ethics: a 2013 survey of Queensland recruits and
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Crime and Misconduct Commission Queensland (2013). Reporting misconduct reporting in the QPS: the importance of ethical
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Kleinig, J. (2008). Tensions within the police role, Ethics and Criminal Justice, Cambridge University Press, New York,
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Miller, S., Blackler, J., & Alexandra, A. (2006). Police discretion, Police Ethics, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 93-94,
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Prenzler, T. (2009). Police Ethics, Ethics and Accountability in Criminal Justice, Australian Academic Press, Brisbane,
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only watch the video till the interview stage
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