Exam 4: Ethical Essentials: Doing Right When No One Is Watching

Lying to conceal criminality is the most distressing form of deception.

How a person views controversial issues, such as the death penalty or abortion, largely depends on which of the following?

Explain utilitarianism.

Which of the following is considered one of the most distressing forms of police deception?

The strength of corrections subculture may contribute to ethical problems.

A person who is using the ethical test of one's most admired personality will likely ask himself or herself "Will the act fit the concept of myself at my best?"

In the correctional officer subculture, "wearing a white hat" describes which type of behavior?

A new police officer sees her mentor putting marijuana that was confiscated into his locker.The new officer decides not to say anything to the mentor or to superiors because she does not want to be viewed as disloyal.What has the new police officer perpetuated?

Why are ethics important to all criminal justice practitioners?

Job-related stressors for correctional officers is similar to which other criminal justice field?

An officer shoots out the tires of a drunk driver's vehicle to ensure the driver does not flee from the scene.Which of the following does this exemplify?

An officer on patrol happens upon a contractor who is illegally dumping trash in another company's dumpster and accepts a monetary "tip" from the contractor.Which of the following terms describes the officer?

Which of the following professions would fall under the category of other court employees who may have ethical responsibilities as well?

Juanita recuses herself from a case that involves a company where her sister serves as a board member.This is an example of which disqualification requirement under Canon 3C(1) of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges of the ABA?

Grass-eaters constitute the overwhelming majority of those officers who accept payoffs.

Utilitarianism refers to a belief that the proper course of action is that which maximizes happiness and minimizes suffering.

Explain the concept of "the bell, the book, and the candle."

All police agencies prohibit officers from accepting gratuities.

An officer determinedly pursues illegal drug dealers in her area with the intent to get a cut of their profits rather than to end their illegal activities.The officer would be considered which of the following?

Which of the following terms refers to contemplating whether an action violates any laws or codes?