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Ethics in Criminal Justice MCQ

Ethics in Criminal Justice MCQ

 

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

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Correct Answer: True

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3. False Ethics is a branch of psychology.

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Correct Answer: False

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4. The most flexible system of ethics is ethical absolutism.

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Correct Answer: False

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5. Natural law can be a source of ethical principles.

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Correct Answer: True

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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. Which of the following is closely associated with anthropology?

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Correct Answer: Cultural relativism

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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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