According to the “corruption continuum” organizations can become corrupt through all
of the following except:
a. administrative indifference toward integrity
b. ignoring obvious ethical problems
c. hypocrisy and fear dominated culture
d. charismatic leadership
All public servants have the following characteristics except:
a. paid from public purse
b. special duties
c. power to use force
d. held to higher standard
Which of the following is not a rule of legal paternalism?
a. Laws should protect children and other people whose decision-making ability is
impaired.
b. Laws should restrict freedom only to the extent that is necessary to protect.
c. Laws should restrict only actions that can produce serious and irreversible harm.
d. Laws should allow private individuals to make decisions about private matters.
The Supreme Court case that decided the issue described in the above question was:
a. Brady v. Maryland
b. Batson v. Kentucky
c. Minnesota v. White
d. District Attorney v. Osborne
A structured set of principles that defines what is moral is referred to as:
a. a norm system
b. an ethical system
c. a morality guide
d. a principled guide
Which of the following about probation is false?
a. discretion in probation exists at the point of sentencing
b. discretion exists during supervision
c. discretion is limited to police officers and judges
d. discretion is present when probation officers decide to file violation reports
After meeting with the inmate you determine that he is in need of medication to control
his psychosis. You are concerned that the inmate is unable to provide
_______________ for the treatment, which challenges your professional ethics.
a. legal permission
b. informed consent
c. financial payment
d. a compelling reason
There are two approaches used to determine whether entrapment has occurred:
a. the primary and the secondary approaches
b. the objective and the subjective approaches
c. the before- and after-the-fact approaches
d. whether entrapment has occurred cannot be determined
In the above example regarding the driver who ran the red light, we could say that
Jones’ actions were unethical because he had a duty to enforce the law. This viewpoint
would be consistent with a ______________ ethical system.
a. deontological
b. teleological
c. ethics of care
d. ethics of virtue
Both restorative justice and peacemaking corrections are consistent with the ethics of
care and might be considered ______________ models of justice.
a. “feminine”
b. “utilitarian”
c. “masculine”
d. “informal”
Your client tells you that he has a friend that you can call as a witness. Even though this
friend was not actually present at the incident, he is willing to claim that he saw the
altercation and will testify that the defendant acted in self-defense, and without a
weapon. You refuse to call a witness that you know will not tell the truth. This action
would indicate your view that you are serving as your client’s:
a. legal agent
b. moral agent
c. confidant
d. paternal guide
Which of the following statements about developmental theories is true?
a. Developmental theories propose that individuals mature physically, cognitively, and
emotionally
b. Developmental theorists believe that exceptionally bright individuals can skip stages
c. Bentham is a well-known developmental theorist
d. Developmental theories argue that individual have normal “moral imaginations”
Which of the following statements represents an example of an ethical dilemma?
a. what laws to pass
b. what sentences to attach to certain crimes
c. whether the state should abolish the death penalty
d. whether you should use marijuana for medicinal purposes
In Brown’s typology of police styles, the old-style crime fighters:
a. are concerned only with action that might be considered crime control
b. avoided situations where they might be challenged
c. balanced coercion with compassion
d. had citizens solve problems and made deals to keep the peace
Which of the following is NOT a valid reason for an attorney to withdraw from a case?
a. if the legal action is for harassment or malicious purposes
b. if continued employment will result in violation of a disciplinary rule
c. if the attorney’s schedule makes it difficult to attend to the details of the case
d. if discharged by the client
Which of the following statements is true?
a. One of the biggest problems with informants is that their reliability is highly
questionable.
b. In most cases, officers have manufactured informants.
c. Generally speaking, informants tend to be cost-prohibitive.
d. “Confidential informants” are usually more trustworthy than witnesses.
Assume that the judge sentenced Sam to a straight jail term. She believes simply that
Sam has caused harm and should be punished for it. This sentence is consistent with the
idea of:
a. restorative justice
b. retributive justice
c. deterrence
d. ethics of care
The chief explains that the department has its own section dedicated to monitoring the
department’s officers and investigating complaints. This is known as
a. the self-policing model
b. the internal affairs model
c. a consent decree
d. the “rotten barrel” scenario
“Correctional officer” is the term that replaced the old label of:
a. watchman
b. keeper
c. sentinel
d. guard
Another name for the code of silence or the practice of police officers to remain silent
when fellow officers commit unethical actions is:
a. the blue wall
b. the blue curtain of secrecy
c. the green wall of silence
d. the blue code
While duties are what you must do in order to be good, ______________ are
commendable but not required actions.
a. functions
b. superogatories
c. imperfect duties
d. obligations
The vast majority of cases in the criminal justice system are settled by:
a. a hung jury
b. a judge
c. a plea bargain
d. a jury of citizens
Sanitizing language, such as “wasting” or “whacking” instead of killing is an example
of:
a. behavioral classification
b. metaphorical cataloging
c. cognitive adage
d. euphemistic labeling
In Barker and Carter’s proposed typology of lies, deviant lies are:
a. those that are “necessary evils”
b. used to control the person
c. those used during undercover investigations
d. those used in the courtroom to make a case or cover up a wrongdoing
Legal moralism is used to justify laws against:
a. prostitution
b. speeding
c. panhandling
d. driving without a license
Which of Bandura’s methods of “cognitive restructuring” is illustrated by the other
coaches who felt they had done their duty by merely passing the information up the
chain?
a. diffusion of responsibility
b. euphemistic labeling
c. dehumanization
d. advantageous comparison
In his “corruption continuum,” Trautman argues that organizations create unethical
employees through several steps. Which of the following is not one of these steps?
a. ignoring obvious ethical problems
b. perceived sense of victimization
c. survival of the fittest
d. hypocrisy and fear-dominated culture
According to a study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which of the following
statements about officers having sexual relationships with inmates is true?
a. only male officers engage in sexual relationships with inmates
b. the problem of officers having sexual relationships with inmates is about equally
divided between female officers and male officers
c. the problem of officers having sexual relationships with inmates is significantly
higher among female officers than male officers
d. the problem of officers having sexual relationships with inmates is significantly
higher among male officers than female officers
Lack of background checks, poor internal discipline procedures, and poor supervision
are all examples of what type of explanations for police deviance?
a. Societal
b. Organizational
c. Individual
d. Philosophical
In __________________________ the U.S. Supreme Court held that detainees in
Guantanamo could challenge their detention in U.S. federal courts.
a. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
b. Rasul v. Bush
c. Clark v. Martinez
d. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
The values and ethics associated with the _____________________ approach focus on
human rights and the fundamental duty of all public servants to protect those rights.
a. crime control
b. rights-based
c. due process model
d. public control
The first era of police professionalism began in the:
a. 1920s
b. 1930s
c. 1960s
d. 1980s
The concept of ___________________ says an officer is responsible for war crimes
committed by his subordinates.
Describe how CO’s have discretion similar to police officers and court personnel.
Answer:answer not provided
Describe Bandura’s definition of self-regulation and discuss at least four of the ways it
can be “turned off.”
Answer:answer not provided
An applied ethics approach presumes that individuals generally prefer to do what is
right.
Describe another way of resolving ethical dilemmas that does not use the ethical
systems.
Answer:answer not provided
The ______________________________ refers to the idea that when one violates
someone else’s rights, he gives up his own right to be treated under the principles of
respect.
List and discuss the psychological traits associated with officers that are likely to use
excessive force.
Answer:answer not provided
Libertarian theory states that it is the role of government to provide as much guidance
and control over the citizens as possible.
Describe Aristotle’s two categories of justice.
Answer:answer not provided
The Model Rules have replaced the Model Code as a guide for ethics.
Researchers found no link between how workers believe they are treated by
management and how ethically they behave.
An unquestionable entitlement to be obeyed that comes from fulfilling a specific role is
called ___________________.
The __________________ defined by von Hirsch stated that the punishment of the
individual should be purely retributive and balanced to the seriousness of the crime.
Faith-based treatment programs have shown no evidence of reduced recidivism.
Informal police subculture may be breaking down, in part because of police unions.
The crime control paradigm of policing is most consistent with ethical formalism.
The name of the Iraqi prison that was the site of pictures taken of extreme
torture-tactics by Americans against Iraqi citizens was __________.
The term _________________ refers to applied ethics relevant to a particular
occupation or profession.
List and discuss Felkenes’ reasons why it is important for criminal justice professionals
to study ethics. Pay particular attention to the aspects of criminal justice occupations
that make it so critical that we study and understand ethics.
Answer:answer not provided
A “Brady motion” requests all evidence that is “likely to lead to a different outcome.”