Deck 1: Ethics, Crime, and Justice: an Introductory Note to Students

Question 1

The ____________ context is the first (innermost circle) for understanding justice, crime, and ethics.

A) criminal justice
B) personal
C) social
D) community

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The study of ____________ is an endeavor in which many of your beliefs and assumptions will be challenged.

A) politics
B) society
C) ethics
D) all of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to Braswell, which of the following is one of the goals for exploring ethics?

A) becoming more aware and open to moral and ethical issues
B) developing critical thinking and analytical skills
C) becoming more personally responsible
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to Braswell, the fifth goal of ethics exploration is to:

A) always be honest
B) do community service
C) develop wholesight
D) develop relationships

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the contexts for understanding ethics?

A) social
B) psychological
C) personal
D) criminal justice

Question 6

Asking the question " ____" is an important aspect of developing critical thinking skills.

A) how
B) why
C) when
D) where

Question 7

A goal of our ethics education is to understand how criminal justice is engaged in a process of _________.

A) racism
B) sexism
C) coercion
D) impartiality

Question 8

Developing___________ involves exploring ethical issues not only with your mind, but with your heart.

A) connectedness
B) wholesight
C) critical thinking skills
D) responsibility

Question 9

Asking meaningful questions require us to develop:

A) critical thinking skills
B) analytical skills
C) maturity
D) both a and b

Question 10

According to the test, which goal for exploring ethics is likely to give us hope for the future?

A) developing wholesight
B) understanding that the criminal justice system is involved in coercion
C) becoming more personally responsible
D) becoming more aware and open to ethical issues

Question 11

Criminal justice is the study of right and wrong, good and evil.

Question 12

Braswell suggests that as we grow older we learn to become wiser.

Question 13

According to the text, to become more responsible, we must increase our response time.

Question 14

According to Braswell, the study of justice, of good and evil, involves a sense of politics.

Question 15

According to the text, the study of ethics, crime, and justice will challenge your personal beliefs and assumptions.

Question 16

Ethical acts involve not only the commission of wrongdoing, but omission of wrongdoing as well.

Question 17

According to the text, there are often differences between appearances and reality in the study of ethics.

Question 18

The three contexts for understanding justice, crime, and ethics are community, social, and economic.

Question 19

According to the text, wholesight creates a vision in which our minds and hearts, our thinking and feeling, work together for a common good.