Are police officers and detectives considered professional?

Since i was a2a: Barker's(1996) Police Ethics: Crisis in Law Enforcement examined the four questions: (1) Is law enforcement a profession? (2) Can law enforcement officers be professional? (3) What forms of behavior are the major law enforcement ethical violations? and (4) Can we control police ethical violations? read more

Detectives (excluding private detectives), who work for a law enforcement agency, are police officers who specialize in the investigation of crime, rather than in being visible deterrents to crime, and first responders to reports of crime. read more

Regardless of job duties or location, police officers and detectives at all levels must write reports and keep detailed records that will be needed if they testify in court. Most carry law enforcement tools, such as radios, handcuffs, and guns. read more