Exam 9: Ethics and Deviance

There is a single source of police ethics that should form the basis of all police decision-making.

Personal values are the general rules of behavioral expectations that are pervasive in a given group or society.

Determination of what conduct is ethical requires consideration of a wide range of values.

Which of the following best describes the results of the Knapp Commission's inquiry into the NYPD?

Which of the following best describes bribery?

Which of the following best describes officers who aggressively pursue corrupt activities, actively solicit bribes by threatening arrest, cooperating with criminals, or committing crimes themselves?

The term ___________ refers to corruption as requiring the misuse of authority for personal gain.

The deontological philosophy of ethics emphasizes one's duty.

Officers may ___________ abuse others through the use of excessive force.

Narcotics trafficking offers police officers the potential to make a significant amount of money by merely ______________.

___________ implies fairness, and we can readily point to examples in which it is lacking.

Which of the following best describes officers who engage in illegal activities only occasionally or when the circumstances of their work present an opportunity to do so?

Social norms are developed through the process of socialization whereby members of a society are taught and internalize which behaviors are considered appropriate.

When a citizen offers a police officer something of value to influence the officer's performance of duty, this conduct is called:

___________ asks that we judge the correctness of an action by its outcome or consequences. If the consequences are good, the action is moral; if the consequences are bad, the action is immoral.

__________ can take one of two forms: (1) requiring an individual to grant sexual favors to obtain, maintain, or improve employment status; or (2) creation of a hostile work environment.

The term ___________ refers to coffee, food, or other items and services given to police officers for a reduced price or free of charge.

__________ ethics does not consider consequences but examines one's duty to act, or that some acts are morally obligatory regardless of their consequences for human welfare.

The role of law is best understood in terms of how and why the government was created and structured.

__________ is a term that is used to imply that an officer avoids work or performs only the amount necessary to satisfy department supervisors.