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ABUSE POWER [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2019-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Personnel Management
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

Harassment that occurs when an individual misuses the authority inherent in his or her position to endanger a person's job, undermine a person's performance of that job, threaten a person's livelihood or influence a person's career.

OBS

Abuse of authority can include intimidation, threats, blackmail or coercion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Gestion du personnel
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Harcèlement qui se produit lorsqu'une personne exerce de façon indue le pouvoir inhérent à ses fonctions afin de compromettre l'emploi d'un individu, d'entraver l'exécution de cet emploi, de mettre son moyen de subsistance en danger ou de s'ingérer dans sa carrière.

OBS

L'abus de pouvoir peut comprendre l'intimidation, la menace, le chantage ou la coercition.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ética y Moral
  • Gestión del personal
  • Comportamiento humano
CONT

[...] el abuso de autoridad tiene lugar cuando un dirigente o un superior se aprovecha de su cargo y de sus atribuciones frente a alguien que está ubicado en una situación de dependencia o subordinación. Una forma de abuso de autoridad sucede cuando la persona que accede a un cargo o a una función aprovecha el poder que se le otorga en beneficio propio, y no para desarrollar correctamente sus obligaciones.

CONT

Crecen los casos de hostigamiento psicológico y moral en oficinas públicas y empresas privadas. Hay abuso de poder y las víctimas se enferman, pierden el empleo o entran en depresión.

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