Corrections Ethics Test Questions
Course Introduction
Corrections Ethics explores the moral principles, professional standards, and dilemmas faced by individuals working in correctional environments, including prisons, jails, and community supervision agencies. The course examines key ethical theories and their application to real-world issues such as professional conduct, use of discretion, treatment of offenders, staff-inmate relationships, use of force, and the balance between security and human rights. Students will analyze case studies and current events to develop critical thinking skills and a framework for ethical decision-making, emphasizing accountability, integrity, and the unique challenges posed by the corrections context.
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Ethics Crime and Criminal Justice 2nd Edition by Christopher R. Williams
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Chapter 1: Criminal Justice and the Study of Morality
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Q1) Illegal or unethical actions of individual police officers are usually detected and reported.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Codes of ethics are best understood as:
A)general principles.
B)detailed solutions to ethical problems.
C)formal laws with prescribed punishments.
D)all of the above
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following allows law enforcement officers to enter homes without first notifying residents of their intent to enter?
A)Presumptive entry
B)First Amendment exception
C)Immediate need clause
D)No-knock warrant
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Choices,Values,and Ethics
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Q1) In a situation requiring moral judgment -- such as a choice between being loyal to one's friend or honest -- intrinsic goods (e.g. ,honesty)always take priority over non-intrinsic goods (e.g. ,loyalty).
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Acts of omission involve not doing something when one had a moral or legal duty to do something.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Life,justice,and happiness are typically considered to be:
A)intrinsic goods.
B)instrumental goods.
C)intrinsic evils.
D)non-moral values.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Free Will and Moral Responsibility
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Q1) Briefly discuss the ways in which the cases of Susan Smith and Andrea Yates illustrate the debate concerning free will,determinism,and moral/legal responsibility.
Answer: Should briefly summarize the cases of Susan Smith and Andrea Yates,both of whom killed their children.More importantly,responses should discuss the ways in which one or both cases can be linked to the ongoing debate between free will and determinism and its implications for moral and criminal responsibility and punishment/treatment. Specifically,answers might comment upon the possibility of mental illness limiting freedom and,thus,responsibility.
Q2) When used as a criminal defense,involuntary intoxication would be classified as a justification for criminal wrongdoing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) In the United States,mens rea is a necessary element of criminal responsibility. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Is Morality Relative the Variability of Norms and Values
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Q1) Advocates of which of the following often appeal to the harm principle to support their position:
A)Death penalty
B)Decriminalization of victimless crimes
C)Mandatory minimum sentencing
D)Three-strikes laws
Q2) The logic of the idiom,"beauty is in the eye of the beholder," or the notion that,"beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them," closely resembles the logic of objectivism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When we claim that certain moral values or principles (e.g. ,do not steal)apply or should apply to all people,everywhere,we are saying that some values or principles are:
A)Descriptive.
B)Relative.
C)Universal.
D)Pragmatic.
Q4) Briefly describe the difference between descriptive and prescriptive relativism.
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Chapter 5: Why Should We Be Good
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Q1) Plato's story of the "ring of Gyges" was used in class to illustrate the importance of which of the following questions:
A)Why should we be moral?
B)Is it possible to be moral?
C)Is morality relative?
D)Is behavior determined?
Q2) Briefly discuss at least one (1)problem with relying on reward/punishment to motivate moral behavior.
Q3) Briefly describe at least two (2)forms of corrupt conduct in prisons as outlined by Bernard McCarthy,providing a specific example of each.
Q4) Direct misconduct by a police officer,such as extorting money from drug dealers,would be an example of which of the following forms of misconduct?
A)Nonfeasance
B)Misfeasance
C)Malfeasance
D)All of the above
Q5) Briefly describe the central question and key moral issue/s raised by Plato's story of the ring of Gyges.
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Chapter 6: Morality,Human Nature,and Social Cooperation
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Q1) Based on Axelrod's "tit for tat" simulation,the decision-making approach which best serves our own long-term interests is to exploit the kindness of others.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Briefly describe the notions of reciprocity and indirect reciprocity and their role in motivating moral behavior.Illustrate your response with an example from criminal justice.
Q3) Which of the following is a key theme discussed in the text as appearing most prominently and carrying the most moral weight in Western cultures:
A)Sensitivity to harm and the suffering of others
B)Expectations of reciprocity
C)Similarity-leniency
D)Both A and B
Q4) Psychological egoism is a theory of human motivation which can be scientifically examined and shown to be true or false.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Becoming Ethical: The Development of Morality
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Q1) Briefly discuss what is implied by the notion of "moral development."
Q2) Natural law theorists might argue that a law is unjust if it has which of the following characteristics?
A)It is discriminatory
B)It is unjustly applied
C)It is degrading to humans
D)Any or all of the above
Q3) The notion of moral development implies that some beliefs,values,and ways-of-thinking about moral issues reflect a more advanced and desirable form of ethical judgment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Engaging in actions such as environmental terrorism,draft-dodging,or committing illegal acts to advance the cause of justice would reflect a preconventional level of development in Kohlberg's model.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly discuss what is meant by a "reversible solution."
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Chapter 8: Means and Ends: The Importance of Consequences
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Q1) Which of the following is not a technique of deceptive interrogation?
A)Misrepresenting the seriousness of the offense
B)Misrepresenting the moral seriousness of the offense
C)Fabricating evidence
D)Physical coercion
Q2) Utilitarianism argues that our decisions should consider the likely consequences for everyone affected by them.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The argument that aiding or assisting others might be degrading to them,implying that they are incapable of helping themselves,is an argument commonly used to support qualitative varieties of utilitarianism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Utilitarianism suggests that,when considering moral decisions,the interests of everyone should be treated equally.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Respecting Persons, Respecting Rights: The
Ethics of Duty
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Q1) To say that something is categorically imperative is to say that it ought to be done or must be done regardless of consequences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following serves,in theory,to prevent crime by physically preventing an offender from repeating criminal actions?
A)Specific deterrence
B)lex talionis
C)Disablement (or incapacitation)
D)Retribution
Q3) For Kant,the focus of the moral life is:
A)Pursuing freedom.
B)Doing one's duty.
C)Attaining happiness.
D)Achieving intellectual pleasures.
Q4) Kantian ethics and other ethical systems that focus on moral rights can be considered deontological.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: The Virtuous and the Vicious: Considering Character
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Q1) "Character" is best understood as a collection or system of more specific character traits.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following would be considered biogenic needs?
A)Money
B)Shelter and clean air
C)Friendship
D)Procreation
Q3) Which of the following is a "tendency to behave in certain ways in certain circumstances?"
A)Character trait
B)Virtue
C)Vice
D)All of the above
Q4) An ethic of care would most likely support the practice of selective enforcement,particularly for less serious criminal offenses.
A)True
B)False
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