Criminal Justice Ethics
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Course Introduction
Criminal Justice Ethics explores the moral and ethical issues that arise within the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The course examines foundational ethical theories and principles, their application to real-world dilemmas facing criminal justice professionals, and the development of personal and professional codes of conduct. Topics include discretionary decision-making, use of force, racial profiling, confidentiality, corruption, and the balance between individual rights and public safety. Through case studies and critical analysis, students gain the tools to recognize, analyze, and resolve ethical challenges, preparing them for responsible and principled decision-making in their future careers.
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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) Which of the following would be of greatest concern from an ethical standpoint?
A)The number of homicide victims in a given place during a given time period
B)The legal elements of the crime of homicide
C)Whether capital punishment is a justifiable response to the crime of homicide
D)How class,race,and gender impact the decision-making of homicide offenders
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is discussed in your text as a reason that laws should be critically assessed rather than blindly accepted?
A)Laws are fallible
B)Laws can be immoral
C)Laws are not inclusive of all moral concerns
D)All of the above
Answer: D
Q3) Simply abiding by the law all of the time makes us moral people.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Choices,Values,and Ethics
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Q1) Acts of omission involve not doing something when one had a moral or legal duty to do something.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Although frowned upon formally,the informal values of police culture sometimes hold that accepting gifts from the public (e.g. ,free meals)is an acceptable way of supplementing income.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following would be an example of police deviance?
A)Perjury
B)Accepting bribes
C)Use of excessive force
D)All of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Free Will and Moral Responsibility
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Q1) Which of the following refers to circumstances (e.g. ,presence of mental illness)surrounding a criminal event that reduce,but do not eliminate,moral responsibility and the severity of punishment imposed:
A)Omissive circumstances.
B)Mitigating circumstances.
C)Justifications.
D)Criminal nullification.
Answer: B
Q2) The claim that our thoughts,feelings,and behaviors are determined by influences such as climate and population density that act upon us from outside of our minds and bodies would be consistent with the notion of external determinism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) When used as a criminal defense,involuntary intoxication would be classified as a justification for criminal wrongdoing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Is Morality Relative the Variability of Norms and Values
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Q1) Which of the following suggests that governments can and should pass laws to protect citizens from themselves,looking out for its citizens as a father might for his children?
A)Determinism
B)Paternalism
C)Pragmatism
D)The principle of implied competence
Q2) Planned,premeditated killings of family members whose behavior is judged to have brought shame or dishonor to the family are referred to as:
A)Retaliatory familicide.
B)Blood feuds.
C)Mala in se.
D)Honor killings.
Q3) The argument that sodomy should be prohibited simply because it is immoral -- not because it harms anyone -- would be an example of:
A)Paternalism.
B)The offense principle.
C)Legal moralism.
D)All of the above.
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Chapter 5: Why Should We Be Good
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Q1) Briefly discuss at least one (1)problem with relying on reward/punishment to motivate moral behavior.
Q2) If,as Plato and others have implied,human nature is egoistic then our actions are motivated by:
A)Concerns for the well-being of others.
B)Fear.
C)Self-interest.
D)Pleasure.
Q3) Techniques of neutralization refer to processes of protecting ourselves from guilt and negative self-image by justifying or rationalizing our actions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Guilt might best be described as emotional self-punishment.
A)True
B)False
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) Ethical egoism argues that our motivation for moral behavior should be our own rationally derived interests.
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 refers to a form of human motivation whereby our decisions and actions are motivated primarily (if not exclusively)by our own interests?
A)Egoism
B)Psychological determinism
C)Altruism
D)Ethnocentrism
Q4) Which of the following hypothetical attitudes most closely resembles the notion that life is a "zero-sum game"?
A)"Everyone is created equal"
B)"You can only win if someone else loses"
C)"We all die in the end,so why be good?"
D)"Live and let live"
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Chapter 7: Becoming Ethical: The Development of Morality
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Q1) Carol Gilligan's work on moral development implies that morality may develop out of two different orientations: a "male" approach focusing on __________________,and a "female" approach grounded in_____________.
A)Self-interest;empathy
B)Justice and rights;compassion and interpersonal relationships
C)Compassion and care;universal ethical principles
D)Self-sacrifice;self-interest
Q2) Carol Gilligan's work utilizing the "Heinz Dilemma" revealed that males tend to resolve moral dilemmas using impartial principles,while females tend to focus on finding alternative solutions that take into account the needs of all people involved.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Though Nazi leaders and war criminals had not committed "crimes" according to German law at the time,we (and the United Nations)might argue that they had committed:
A)Crimes of civil disobedience.
B)Universal infractions.
C)Crimes of conformity.
D)Crimes against humanity.
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Chapter 8: Means and Ends: The Importance of
Consequences
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Q1) Briefly describe what is meant by the "Dirty Harry" problem and why it is ethical concern.
Q2) Consequentialism is a normative ethical framework.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The question and moral dilemma of whether "dirty" means are sometimes necessary to achieve the "good" ends of police work is sometimes referred to as the "Dirty Harry" problem.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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
Q5) 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) From a Kantian ethical perspective,in some extreme circumstances (e.g. ,aiding a very sick relative)it might be acceptable to borrow money from a friend,promising to repay the money,even though we know there is no chance we will ever be able to repay it.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Briefly describe what is meant by the principle that we should,"Act so as to treat humanity,whether in your own person or that of any other,as an end and never as a means only."
Q3) Briefly describe what is meant by the principle that we should,"Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law."
Q4) Natural law (and natural rights)applies to all people regardless of nationality,race,sex,religion,and social class.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly describe,providing at least one example,what it means to say that rights and duties are correlative.
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Chapter 10: The Virtuous and the Vicious: Considering Character
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Q1) Strict determinate sentencing schemes would be consistent with the basic philosophy advocated by an ethic of care.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Disloyalty,greed,mercilessness,prejudice,and intolerance are examples of:
A)Moral virtues.
B)Corrective emotions.
C)Other-directed traits.
D)Moral vices.
Q3) According to Aristotle,human beings are different from all other living things because of our:
A)Tolerance for pain.
B)Reason and rationality.
C)Free will.
D)Faithfulness.
Q4) Which of the following would be considered biogenic needs?
A)Money
B)Shelter and clean air
C)Friendship
D)Procreation
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