Souryal: Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth, 6th ed.
Chapter 8: Egoism and the Abuse of Authority
1. The term egoism means:
2. According to the text, among all criminal justice institutions, the most visible manifestation of
egoism and abuse of authority is in the area of:
3. Egoistical behaviors in criminal justice are usually manifested in:
4. Which of the following scholars represents the natural view of egoism?
5. Joseph Butler presented a critique of Hobbes’s theory in his book:
6. Which of the following is not a legitimate identification of responsibility?
7. When managers control the behavior of their employees within “legally predetermined
parameters,” they are exercising:
8. According to the text, how many wrongful convictions carrying the death penalty have
occurred in the last century?
9. Which of the following arguments reflects the retentionist view of capital punishment?
10. What is Machiavelli’s view of egoism?