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Ethics in Criminal Justice MCQ

The administration of cruel and unusual punishment, armed drones used in targeted killings, and torture are all examples of what ethical issue in criminal justice.

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Correct Answer: True

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Cultural relativism claims that moral beliefs and practices vary from culture to culture.

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Correct Answer: True

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False Ethics is a branch of psychology.

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Correct Answer: False

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The most flexible system of ethics is ethical absolutism.

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Correct Answer: False

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Natural law can be a source of ethical principles.

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Correct Answer: True

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Administration of cruel and unusual punishment is an example of an ______.

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Correct Answer: Ethical problem dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system

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Behaving unethically in personal relationships with clients is an example of an ______.

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Correct Answer: Ethical problem in personal and professional commitments to clients

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We use a process for deciding ethical dilemmas because ______.

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Correct Answer: It will require that we sufficiently justify what we do

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Which of the following is not a clear example of law conflicting with ethical standards?

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Correct Answer: Eleemosynary statutes

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Steffen (2012) noted a new approach, one he termed a ‘hybrid’, that is based in ______.

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Correct Answer: Natural law

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Increased surveillance of citizens, Internet sexual exploitation, and criminalization of immigration are all examples of which category of ethical issues in criminal justice?

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Correct Answer: Ethical issues resulting from policing policies

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According to Hinman (1998), under which principle should people always be prepared to learn from other cultures and have their own moral shortcomings exposed?

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Correct Answer: The principle of fallibility

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What principle of ethical pluralism accepts the existence of differences as opposed to denying any ethical standards?

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Correct Answer: The principle of tolerance

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Which of the following is NOT one of the four principles developed by Hinman to resolve conflicts between differing ethical standards?

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Correct Answer: The principle of discretion

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One approach to resolving the conflict between the beliefs of the ethical relativist and the ethical absolutist is ______.

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Correct Answer: Ethical pluralism

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An ethical absolutist believes that ______.

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Correct Answer: There are universal ethical principles that apply to all societies

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Which of the following is closely associated with anthropology?

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Correct Answer: Cultural relativism

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According to Holmes (1998), which of the following takes the position that moral beliefs and practices vary from person to person?

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Correct Answer: Extreme or individual relativism

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Which of the following characterizes an ethical relativist?

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Correct Answer: There are different standards of conduct and ways of doing things that vary ethically from society to society.

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What do normative and applied ethics provide?

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Correct Answer: Standards of conduct and approaches to solving ethical dilemmas

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