The state Department of Correction has a new ethics policy.
Written by a leadership training team over the past ten months, the policy will help the state prison system meet the accreditation requirements for the American Correctional Association.
The policy is short but far-reaching, said spokesman Keith Acree:
It is the policy of the North Carolina Department of Correction that no person connected with the Department of Correction will use his or her official position to secure real or perceived special privileges or advantages.
The policy comes with a list of goals, such as "be committed to excellence" and "be accountable to the citizens of North Carolina," for each employee.
All 20,000 employees must sign a copy for their personnel files. There is no penalty for violations, although many of the "special privileges or advantages" would be against existing policy anyway, Acree said.
"It's designed to be a standard of performance and conduct that we want our employees to aspire to," he said.
Document(s):
correction-ethics.pdf
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