The fifth edition of Character and Cops asks how today's police officers can meet the ethical challenges of policing while living up to heightened demands for better security. Although the author focuses specifically on the importance of character in law enforcement, the book has broader application to questions of public trust and ethics education.

Edwin J. Delattre of Boston University is a resident scholar in applied ethics, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, and professor of education and former dean of the School of Education.