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Components

Please identify which of the following elements that make up effective codes of conduct (opens in a new tab) your code of conduct contains:
Identifies and defines appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
Goes beyond ethical treatment of data to include the treatment of people.
Clearly specifies reporting and investigative procedures.
Outlines disciplinary action for conduct violations.
Includes protection against retaliation.
Has built in mechanism for continued re-evaluation of its effectiveness and for its revision.