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Ethics and Corrections MCQ

Ethics and Corrections MCQ

 

1. Utilitarianism determines morality on the basis of _____ people were helped by an act.

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Correct Answer: How many

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2. Teleological Ethical Systems are focused on whether the _____ of an act are good.

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Correct Answer: Consequences

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3. Subculture is a subset of a larger culture, with its own norms, values and _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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4. Religious Perspectives is a perspective that weighs what is right or wrong on the basis of one’s_____.

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Correct Answer: Religion

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5. When officials act in a way that benefits their organization but violates laws or formal rules, this is known as Official Deviance.

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Correct Answer: True

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6. A profound moral commitment to make the world a _____ place to live is known as Noble cause.

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Correct Answer: Safer

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7. Adherents of Natural Law framework believe that what is good is what is not known to be so.

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Correct Answer: False

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8. A framework that emphasizes the virtue of one’s character over actions refers to _____

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Correct Answer: Ethics of Virtue

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9. A framework centered on good acts in which care of and concern for others are paramount refers to ______

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Correct Answer: Ethics of Care

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10. The concepts and beliefs about, and study of, right and wrong _____ conduct refers to Ethics.

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Correct Answer: Professional

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11. _____ determines morality on the basis of a universal law that includes clear rights and wrongs.

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Correct Answer: Ethical Formalism

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12. Needs of the self are most important; acting to satisfy one’s own wants and needs is acting ethically, is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Egoism

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13. _____ is the ability to make choices and to act or not act on them.

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Correct Answer: Discretion

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14. Deontological Ethical Systems are concerned with whether an act itself is bad.

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Correct Answer: False

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15. Which has been a result of the war on drugs?

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Correct Answer: Incarceration of large number of people for nonviolent offenses

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16. Which of the following can be used to prevent unethical behavior?

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Correct Answer: Supervise people sufficiently.

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17. What proportion of AIDS cases has been caused by syringe sharing in the United States?

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Correct Answer: One-third

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18. ______ weighs what is right or wrong based on one's religion and covers all facets of living and relationships with others.

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Correct Answer: Religious perspective

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19. Pollock defined ______ as “what is good is that which conforms to the categorical imperative.”

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Correct Answer: Ethical formalism

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20. Pollock defined ______ as “what is determined by how many people were helped by the greatest number.”

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Correct Answer: Utilitarianism

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21. How many jail complexes make up Riker’s Island in New York City?

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Correct Answer: 10

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22. Systems focused on the consequences of an act are called ______ systems.

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Correct Answer: Teleological ethical

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23. The development of codes of ethics, the professionalization of staff, and the routinization of policies and procedures are all key to preventing ethical abuses.

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Correct Answer: True

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24. In 2010, fewer than 30,000 people died from a drug overdose.

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Correct Answer: False

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25. Hiring individuals who are less likely to be motivated by personal gain is one way to prevent unethical behavior.

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Correct Answer: True

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26. One who uses an ethics of care framework is using a teleological ethical systems framework.

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Correct Answer: False

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27. Teleological ethical systems are concerned with whether an act itself is good.

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Correct Answer: False

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28. Morality is not the same as ethics.

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Correct Answer: True

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29. Ethical abuses have not always been a problem for correctional workers.

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Correct Answer: False

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