Ethical Challenges Leaders Face

Today, there are a wide range of ethical challenges that criminal justice leaders face in the fulfillment of their mandates. These include offers for benefits from interested parties (i.e. offers for various perks from suppliers), establishment of intimate relationships with subordinates, attempts to shield their organizations from adverse outcomes of investigations, etc. Some of the strategies that criminal justice leaders ought to make use of in an attempt to overcome barriers to professional progression include prioritizing ethical conduct and engaging in behaviors that match expectations, advancing the relevant support to ethical programs, etc.

One of the things about the material that interested me the most was the claim that ethical behavior begins with the commitment of senior executives to promote ethical conduct in the organizational setting. Previously, I was of the opinion that ethics programs were all that is required for the creation of an ethical climate in an organizational setting. As it has been pointed out, “for any organization to achieve an ethical climate, senior personnel must align their philosophy and observable behaviors, communication, and decision making processes with ethical practices at all times.”

From the unit, I have learnt that leading from the front is of great relevance in seeking to promote and encourage ethical behavior amongst followers. Towards this end, leaders must ensure that their actions and behaviors are consistent with the relevant ethical standards.