Inspector Mike Barsky of the Toronto Police Service has served 28 years with the Service where 23 of those years has been within an investigative capacity. Inspector Mike Barsky discusses “ethical people” and what he thinks makes an ethical person & officer. He also discusses the uses and purposes of Body Worn Cameras.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Things to Consider:

• Can you change someone’s ethical values?
• Would someone’s ‘ethics’ change if they were being monitored by a camera?
• Is it “bad apples” or “rotten barrels”?
• Why is a diverse and multicultural police officer population important?
• How does an officer stay professional in such a digital, ambiguous society?
• If a police officer accepts a free coffee, does that make him unethical/corrupt?

Toronto Police Service ‘Core Values’

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/mission-values.php

Toronto Police Service Body Worn Cameras

https://www.torontopolice.on.ca/bodyworncameras/

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/05/toronto-police-don-lapel-cameras-in-pilot-project.html