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Ethics & Leadership in Law Enfrcmnt (LE 214)

Term: 2022-2023 School Year Fall Term

Faculty

Rich "Skip" Miller
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Work History:

Rich has over 31 years of Law Enforcement experience as an officer on the Sioux Falls Police Department and has worked in all sections of the department.  He worked on the streets in patrol for 19 years as an officer, Sgt., and Lt.  As a Captain, he has commanded the Detective Division, Community Services Division and Uniformed Services Division.  He has 24 years of experience as the SWAT team commander and later as the primary Incident Commander for SWAT call outs and has overseen approximately 350 critical incidents in and out of Sioux Falls.  He was last responsible for and oversaw the Traffic Section, School Resource officers, Community Resource officers, Animal Control and all of the specialty units such as SWAT, K9, Crisis Negotiation Unit and Bomb Squad.


Education:

  • Associates Degree of Applied Police Science Technology from Western Iowa Technical Community College
  • Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command

Schedule

Wed, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM (8/22/2022 - 12/9/2022) Location: SF MICKE 124

Description

This course is designed to gain an understanding how ethics impact the law enforcement profession. By learning the meaning of ethics and how it relates to corruption, this course is designed to help the student understand how to make proper ethical decisions when faced with choices involving principles and honesty. Furthermore, the course helps the student see the role that leadership places in the law enforcement profession, from the patrol level all the way to the top levels of management.