Question 1

Historically, police officers have been particularly prone to think that

Accepted Answer

A)  philosophy has nothing to do with real life on the street 
B)  the public is entirely trustworthy 
C)  the public completely supports the police 
D)  their job is easy 
A)  philosophy has nothing to do with real life on the street 
B)  the public is entirely trustworthy 
C)  the public completely supports the police 
D)  their job is easy

Question 2

Individual police officers are always supervised as they make important, potentially life-changing decisions on the street.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Historically, commonly held images of police officers included

Accepted Answer

A)  significant respect for the police officer 
B)  viewing the police as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents 
C)  abject fear of the police officer 
D)  viewing the police as a group of highly educated, sophisticated individuals 
A)  significant respect for the police officer 
B)  viewing the police as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents 
C)  abject fear of the police officer 
D)  viewing the police as a group of highly educated, sophisticated individuals

Question 4

The text suggests that, unlike other groups, professionals solve problems in a collegial way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The rule of cop means that on the street what police officers say goes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

College criminal justice programs

Accepted Answer

A)  always offer criminal justice ethics classes 
B)  always require students who are pre-law enforcement to take a course in ethics 
C)  have a multitude of ethics courses 
D)  often neither offer nor require courses in ethics 
A)  always offer criminal justice ethics classes 
B)  always require students who are pre-law enforcement to take a course in ethics 
C)  have a multitude of ethics courses 
D)  often neither offer nor require courses in ethics

Question 7

This book attempts to deal with police ethics from a positivist approach. That is, the book spends little time talking about how police officers should avoid being guilty of misconduct and a lot of time talking about police officers having good character. Discuss the difference between "not making mistakes" and "doing the right thing."

Accepted Answer

Not making mistakes is a passi

Question 8

Ethical formalism is

Accepted Answer

A)  a "deontological" perspective 
B)  a "teleological" perspective 
C)  an ethic to live by 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a "deontological" perspective 
B)  a "teleological" perspective 
C)  an ethic to live by 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Police ethics must be considered separately from police competence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

While today's police officers will usually cooperate with investigations into old-style corruption

Accepted Answer

A)  they will also gladly assist in investigating noble cause corruption 
B)  there will often be subcultural reluctance to aid in investigating noble cause corruption 
C)  they are ignorant of noble cause corruption 
D)  they are always participants in noble cause corruption 
A)  they will also gladly assist in investigating noble cause corruption 
B)  there will often be subcultural reluctance to aid in investigating noble cause corruption 
C)  they are ignorant of noble cause corruption 
D)  they are always participants in noble cause corruption

Question 11

It is legally and ethically defensible for police

Accepted Answer

A)  to treat people in different ways because of their race 
B)  to treat people in different ways because of their religion 
C)  to treat people in different ways because of their political views 
D)  none of the above 
A)  to treat people in different ways because of their race 
B)  to treat people in different ways because of their religion 
C)  to treat people in different ways because of their political views 
D)  none of the above

Question 12

The law discriminates among people. It treats some people one way and others another. There is nothing wrong with this-in fact, it is the job of the law to do so. Discuss the difference between treating people differently because of their behavior and treating people differently because of their characteristics.

Accepted Answer

Principle offenders

Question 13

Thomas Jefferson included the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" when he authored the United States Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ethical perspectives considered by the textbook include

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical formalism 
B)  utilitarianism 
C)  an ethic to live by 
D)  all of the above 
A)  ethical formalism 
B)  utilitarianism 
C)  an ethic to live by 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

The true meaning of the law on the streets is determined by

Accepted Answer

A)  police officers 
B)  the media 
C)  Congress 
D)  the president 
A)  police officers 
B)  the media 
C)  Congress 
D)  the president

Question 16

Justice can be considered as "fairness" and/or balance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Justice is

Accepted Answer

A)  fairness in the general sense of the term 
B)  the Greek notion that it is the kind of balance that exists when "each is given his or her due" 
C)  the allocation of resources and rights in a way that allows individuals to obtain what it is that they deserve, in a moral sense 
D)  all of the above 
A)  fairness in the general sense of the term 
B)  the Greek notion that it is the kind of balance that exists when "each is given his or her due" 
C)  the allocation of resources and rights in a way that allows individuals to obtain what it is that they deserve, in a moral sense 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

In the recent past, the public viewed police officers as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If an officer is corrupt, unfair, prejudiced, and/or driven by personal vendettas, then

Accepted Answer

A)  he is part of the norm 
B)  so is that officer's "law" 
C)  he is a genuine police officer 
D)  all of the above 
A)  he is part of the norm 
B)  so is that officer's "law" 
C)  he is a genuine police officer 
D)  all of the above

Question 20

The authors suggest that the central, dominant theme of the book is that police competence is inexorably linked to police ethics. What do they mean by this? How is it that, according to the authors, the two cannot be divorced from each other?

Accepted Answer

A competent police o

Historically, police officers have been particularly prone to think that

Individual police officers are always supervised as they make important, potentially life-changing decisions on the street.

Historically, commonly held images of police officers included

The text suggests that, unlike other groups, professionals solve problems in a collegial way.

The rule of cop means that on the street what police officers say goes.

College criminal justice programs

Ethical formalism is

Police ethics must be considered separately from police competence.

While today's police officers will usually cooperate with investigations into old-style corruption

It is legally and ethically defensible for police

Thomas Jefferson included the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" when he authored the United States Constitution.

Ethical perspectives considered by the textbook include

The true meaning of the law on the streets is determined by

Justice can be considered as "fairness" and/or balance.

Justice is

In the recent past, the public viewed police officers as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents.

If an officer is corrupt, unfair, prejudiced, and/or driven by personal vendettas, then

The authors suggest that the central, dominant theme of the book is that police competence is inexorably linked to police ethics. What do they mean by this? How is it that, according to the authors, the two cannot be divorced from each other?

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

Judgment Calls

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 1: Introduction

Historically, police officers have been particularly prone to think that

Individual police officers are always supervised as they make important, potentially life-changing decisions on the street.

Historically, commonly held images of police officers included

The text suggests that, unlike other groups, professionals solve problems in a collegial way.

The rule of cop means that on the street what police officers say goes.

College criminal justice programs

Ethical formalism is

Police ethics must be considered separately from police competence.

While today's police officers will usually cooperate with investigations into old-style corruption

It is legally and ethically defensible for police

Thomas Jefferson included the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" when he authored the United States Constitution.

Ethical perspectives considered by the textbook include

The true meaning of the law on the streets is determined by

Justice can be considered as "fairness" and/or balance.

Justice is

In the recent past, the public viewed police officers as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents.

If an officer is corrupt, unfair, prejudiced, and/or driven by personal vendettas, then

The authors suggest that the central, dominant theme of the book is that police competence is inexorably linked to police ethics. What do they mean by this? How is it that, according to the authors, the two cannot be divorced from each other?

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

Judgment Calls

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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