Exam 9: Misguided Loyalties: to Whom, to What, at What Price

One statement the book makes is that personal loyalty is often paradoxical in nature. On the one hand-especially in times of external scrutiny-superiors expect subordinates to offer their unwavering loyalty. However, such loyalty is often a one-way relationship, whereby superiors do not reciprocate to the same degree. Might such allegiances create a subculture which permits unethical behavior to take place? Remember the example regarding the correctional institution. Further, when subordinates are ousted for engaging in unethical behavior (say, an unjustified shooting), do you think superiors would offer the same amount of loyalty that they would expect if in the same situation?

Practitioners in the criminal justice system are required to be loyal to the Constitution, state laws, and agency regulations/rules, but are culturally required to be loyal to whom?

According to the text, professional accountability:

According to the text, loyalty to God, family, or friends is always considered ethical.

The duty-based thesis suggests a cultural change including:

Which of the following is considered the highest and most virtuous type of workplace loyalty?

The obligation of a police agency to comply with its rules and regulations, be faithful to its mission, and enforce its policies fairly is called:

Among the two controlling realities, one is: the values of public interest and those of private interest are incompatible.

All agree that personal loyalty is an intrinsic virtue.

Which term does the book use to describe the following statement: A practitioner's primary loyalty should be to public service and, if so, every other loyalty must be considered secondary?

One of the major themes of this chapter is personal loyalty-or the idea that one accepts and complies with a superior's directives. In what circumstances might this be beneficial for an officer to do (such as at the beginning of their career)? Does the ethical outlook of the superior officer impact the behavior of their subordinates? And, lastly, at what point are subordinates responsible for following the directives of the superior officer-especially when they know the behavior is not acceptable?

According to the text, moral schizophrenia in the workplace:

Proponents of personal loyalty to superiors argue that it is good for all of the following except:

The quality of being neither loyal nor disloyal is:

According to the text, in situations such as those faced in the Watergate and Abu Ghraib scandals there is likely to be:

Per the text, the original condition of criminal justice agencies is said to be rooted in which concept, among others?

Criminal justice agencies often do not condone a culture wherein superiors demand absolute personal loyalty from subordinates.

The book stated that officers in unionized departments are much more intimidated by union officials than their superiors.

How might incorporating the duty-based thesis into practitioner training assist in removing an occupational subculture (or the feeling that one must follow a superior's directives to be successful) that exists within a department? Address not only the concept of duty, but also the two components that comprise the thesis, as well as the three cultural changes necessary for incorporation of a duty-based module.

The lowest level of workplace loyalty is: