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Ethical Essentials MCQ

Ethical Essentials MCQ

 

1. Is whistleblower Protection Act a federal law prohibiting reprisal against employees who reveal information concerning a violation of law, rules, or regulations; gross mismanagement or waste of funds; an abuse of authority; and so on?

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Correct Answer: True

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2. _____ is known as in ethics, as articulated by John Stuart Mill, a belief that the proper course of action is that which maximizes utility—usually defined as that which maximizes happiness and minimizes suffering.

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Correct Answer: Utilitarianism

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3. _____ is defined as the idea that a small first step can lead to more serious behaviors, such as the receipt of minor gratuities by police officers believed to eventually cause them to desire or demand receipt of items of greater value.

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Correct Answer: Slippery Slope

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4. _____ is the gray area of ethics that is not so clearcut, such as releasing a serious offender in order to use him later as an informant.

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Correct Answer: Relative Ethics

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5. Is police Corruption misconduct by police officers that can involve but is not limited to illegal activities for economic gain, gratuities, favors, and so on?

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Correct Answer: True

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6. _____ is known as a situation in which one commits an unethical act but for the greater good; for example, a police officer violates the Constitution in order to capture a serious offender.

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Correct Answer: Noble Cause Corruption

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7. _____ is defined as adopted by the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association in 1990, it provides a set of ethical principles and guidelines for judges.

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Correct Answer: Model Code Of Judicial Conduct

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8. _____ is the receipt of some benefit (a meal, gift, or some other favor) either for free or for a reduced price.

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Correct Answer: Gratuities

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9. Is deviant Lying occasions when officers commit perjury to convict suspects or are deceptive about some activity that is illegal or unacceptable to the department or public in general?

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Correct Answer: True

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10. _____ is known as one’s duty to act.

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Correct Answer: Deontological Ethics

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11. _____ is defined as police activities intended to apprehend or entrap suspects. This type of lying is generally considered to be trickery.

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Correct Answer: Accepted Lying

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12. _____ is the type of ethics where there are only two sides—good or bad, black or white; some examples would be unethical behaviors such as bribery, extortion, excessive force, and perjury, which nearly everyone would agree are unacceptable for criminal justice personnel.

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Correct Answer: Absolute Ethics

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13. The study of ethics in the criminal justice system is most like ______ ethics because situations are rarely completely right or completely wrong.

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Correct Answer: Relative

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14. A person believes that ethical situations do not always have a clear right or wrong answer. Which ethical view does this describe?

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Correct Answer: Absolute ethics

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15. Which of the following describes deontological ethics?

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Correct Answer: Study of one’s duty to act

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16. When using the tool “the bell, the book, and the candle,” one considers “the candle” when determining ______.

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Correct Answer: Whether one’s decision can withstand the light of day

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17. Which of the following elements contributes to group solidarity among correctional staff members?

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Correct Answer: Exposure to external danger

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18. The key to judicial ethics is to ______.

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Correct Answer: Identify troublesome issues

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19. Which of the following describes the perpetuation of the Code of Silence?

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Correct Answer: A police officer who does not report her partner’s illegal behavior

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20. Which of the following provides protection to employees who report illegal or unethical practices at their place of employment?

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Correct Answer: Whistleblower Protection Act

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21. Which of the following describes when a judge disqualifies himself or herself from a case?

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Correct Answer: Recuse

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22. While trying to decide if his actions would be ethical, Franklin asks himself “What will be the long-term result if I take this action?” Which ethical test has Franklin used?

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Correct Answer: Test of foresight

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23. Officers who aggressively spend their workdays seeking situations they can exploit for financial gain are known as which of the following?

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Correct Answer: Meat-eaters

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24. Ethics involves doing what is right or correct in a professional capacity.

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Correct Answer: True

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25. Which of the following is the primary duty of an ethical prosecuting attorney?

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Correct Answer: To see that justice is served

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26. What results when police use both the relative ethics and the principle of double effect?

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Correct Answer: Noble cause corruption

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27. Which of the following is one of the arguments against officers accepting gratuities?

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Correct Answer: Once an officer accepts a small gratuity, it will inevitably lead to more serious breaches of integrity.

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