Question 1

When the police make arrest/no arrest decisions, they use a guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Victimless crime

Accepted Answer

A)  involves no direct harm to others 
B)  involves direct harm to others 
C)  is opposed by all Americans 
D)  includes crimes of violence 
A)  involves no direct harm to others 
B)  involves direct harm to others 
C)  is opposed by all Americans 
D)  includes crimes of violence A

Question 3

When justice (fairness) conflicts with beneficence

Accepted Answer

A)  justice is paramount 
B)  they should be treated equally 
C)  beneficence is paramount 
D)  neither is important 
A)  justice is paramount 
B)  they should be treated equally 
C)  beneficence is paramount 
D)  neither is important C

Question 4

Discuss victimless crimes. What are examples and what are the elements they all have in common? With an eye toward Part III's discussion of particular types of police misconduct, consider why victimless crimes almost invariably produce police corruption.

Accepted Answer

Adults, consent, no

Question 5

People show their character when they

Accepted Answer

A)  leave 
B)  are faced with ethical questions 
C)  speak without thinking 
D)  argue 
A)  leave 
B)  are faced with ethical questions 
C)  speak without thinking 
D)  argue

Question 6

When faced with conflicting courses of action that have good, solid, ethical duties attached, police officers should

Accepted Answer

A)  make sure the facts are clear 
B)  make sure assumptions, prejudices, and predictions are left out of decision making 
C)  be clear what the relevant interests are, what ethical duties present themselves to all parties, and what constitute the most immediate ethical duties 
D)  all of the above 
A)  make sure the facts are clear 
B)  make sure assumptions, prejudices, and predictions are left out of decision making 
C)  be clear what the relevant interests are, what ethical duties present themselves to all parties, and what constitute the most immediate ethical duties 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

There are occasions where different laws conflict with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

People who apply rules or laws need not read between the lines to ascertain the intent of those rules or laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When police decide to take away freedom by making an arrest, they are generally applying

Accepted Answer

A)  Kantian ethical formalism rules 
B)  utilitarian rules 
C)  Nicomachean rules 
D)  home court rules 
A)  Kantian ethical formalism rules 
B)  utilitarian rules 
C)  Nicomachean rules 
D)  home court rules

Question 10

One kind of judgment call occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  benevolence conflicts with beneficence 
B)  benevolence conflicts with virtue 
C)  virtue conflicts with beneficence 
D)  beneficence conflicts with justice 
A)  benevolence conflicts with beneficence 
B)  benevolence conflicts with virtue 
C)  virtue conflicts with beneficence 
D)  beneficence conflicts with justice

Question 11

Using Joycelyn Pollock's analytical steps to clarifying ethical dilemmas, police should

Accepted Answer

A)  review all the facts 
B)  identify relevant potential values of the parties 
C)  identify the most immediate moral or ethical issue 
D)  all of the above 
A)  review all the facts 
B)  identify relevant potential values of the parties 
C)  identify the most immediate moral or ethical issue 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Who coined the "harm principle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  Edmund Locke 
C)  Edmund Burke 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
A)  John Locke 
B)  Edmund Locke 
C)  Edmund Burke 
D)  John Stuart Mill

Question 13

Who said "[w]hen I serve alcohol, they call it bootlegging. When they serve it on Lakeshore Drive, they call it hospitality?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Mae West 
B)  Hugh Hefner 
C)  George McKerrow 
D)  Al Capone 
A)  Mae West 
B)  Hugh Hefner 
C)  George McKerrow 
D)  Al Capone

Question 14

When applying the "harm principle" police ask themselves

Accepted Answer

A)  will anyone be harmed if I act? 
B)  will anyone be harmed if I don't act? 
C)  will anyone be harmed if I think about acting? 
D)  will anyone be harmed by the actions of another? 
A)  will anyone be harmed if I act? 
B)  will anyone be harmed if I don't act? 
C)  will anyone be harmed if I think about acting? 
D)  will anyone be harmed by the actions of another?

Question 15

In order to arrest someone there must be

Accepted Answer

A)  probable cause to believe they committed a crime 
B)  specific evidence of a crime 
C)  the elements of a crime 
D)  all of the above 
A)  probable cause to believe they committed a crime 
B)  specific evidence of a crime 
C)  the elements of a crime 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

When police are operating in the service mode, they are generally using

Accepted Answer

A)  a Kantian ethical formalism frame of reference 
B)  a utilitarian frame of reference 
C)  a Nicomachean frame of reference 
D)  no particular frame of reference 
A)  a Kantian ethical formalism frame of reference 
B)  a utilitarian frame of reference 
C)  a Nicomachean frame of reference 
D)  no particular frame of reference

Question 17

The most cogent truism about police work is that it is all about common sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When justice (fairness) conflicts with beneficence, the former becomes paramount.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The "harm principle" was developed by John Locke.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Multiple roles for police officers include

Accepted Answer

A)  law enforcement 
B)  order maintenance 
C)  service 
D)  all of the above 
A)  law enforcement 
B)  order maintenance 
C)  service 
D)  all of the above

When the police make arrest/no arrest decisions, they use a guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard.

Victimless crime

When justice (fairness) conflicts with beneficence

Discuss victimless crimes. What are examples and what are the elements they all have in common? With an eye toward Part III's discussion of particular types of police misconduct, consider why victimless crimes almost invariably produce police corruption.

People show their character when they

When faced with conflicting courses of action that have good, solid, ethical duties attached, police officers should

There are occasions where different laws conflict with each other.

People who apply rules or laws need not read between the lines to ascertain the intent of those rules or laws.

When police decide to take away freedom by making an arrest, they are generally applying

One kind of judgment call occurs when

Using Joycelyn Pollock's analytical steps to clarifying ethical dilemmas, police should

Who coined the "harm principle"?

Who said "[w]hen I serve alcohol, they call it bootlegging. When they serve it on Lakeshore Drive, they call it hospitality?"

When applying the "harm principle" police ask themselves

In order to arrest someone there must be

When police are operating in the service mode, they are generally using

The most cogent truism about police work is that it is all about common sense.

When justice (fairness) conflicts with beneficence, the former becomes paramount.

The "harm principle" was developed by John Locke.

Multiple roles for police officers include

Introduction

Police Professionalism

The Nature of Police Work

Why Be Ethical

What Is Character

The Development of Character

Ethical Formalism

Utilitarianism

An Ethic to Live by

Types of Police Misconduct

The Causes of Police Misconduct

Accountability Strategies

The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

Being a Good Officer

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Exam 10: Judgment Calls

When the police make arrest/no arrest decisions, they use a guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard.

Victimless crime

When justice (fairness) conflicts with beneficence

Discuss victimless crimes. What are examples and what are the elements they all have in common? With an eye toward Part III's discussion of particular types of police misconduct, consider why victimless crimes almost invariably produce police corruption.

People show their character when they

When faced with conflicting courses of action that have good, solid, ethical duties attached, police officers should

There are occasions where different laws conflict with each other.

People who apply rules or laws need not read between the lines to ascertain the intent of those rules or laws.

When police decide to take away freedom by making an arrest, they are generally applying

One kind of judgment call occurs when

Using Joycelyn Pollock's analytical steps to clarifying ethical dilemmas, police should

Who coined the "harm principle"?

Who said "[w]hen I serve alcohol, they call it bootlegging. When they serve it on Lakeshore Drive, they call it hospitality?"

When applying the "harm principle" police ask themselves

In order to arrest someone there must be

When police are operating in the service mode, they are generally using

The most cogent truism about police work is that it is all about common sense.

When justice (fairness) conflicts with beneficence, the former becomes paramount.

The "harm principle" was developed by John Locke.

Multiple roles for police officers include

Introduction

Police Professionalism

The Nature of Police Work

Why Be Ethical

What Is Character

The Development of Character

Ethical Formalism

Utilitarianism

An Ethic to Live by

Types of Police Misconduct

The Causes of Police Misconduct

Accountability Strategies

The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

Being a Good Officer

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