Criminal Justice Ethics Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Criminal Justice Ethics explores the moral and ethical foundations of the criminal justice system, examining the principles that guide decision-making and professional conduct among law enforcement officers, attorneys, judges, and correctional personnel. The course investigates the philosophical frameworks underlying justice, fairness, and rights, while analyzing dilemmas such as discretion, use of force, due process, and treatment of offenders. Through case studies, debates, and the application of ethical theories, students develop critical thinking skills and learn to navigate complex situations where personal values, organizational policies, and societal expectations may conflict.
Recommended Textbook 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) Whereas much social scientific inquiry tends to be descriptive in nature,ethics is primarily prescriptive.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Providing at least one example,briefly discuss the notion that laws can be immoral.
Answer: Should include discussion with specific example of the notion that laws can be immoral.Specific examples might include: <b>Nuremberg laws</b>;slavery;discrimination.
Q3) 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
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Chapter 2: Choices,Values,and Ethics
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Q1) Briefly distinguish between acts of omission and acts of commission,providing at least one example of each.
Answer: Should include discussion of the idea that acts of omission involve not doing something that one had a legal (or moral)duty to do.The Tavern Rape is a key example.
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) Police (or institutional)subculture refers to:
A)the formal rules and guidelines of policing as identified in codes of ethics.
B)the informal attitudes,values,and norms of policing.
C)procedural law as applied to the roles and practices of police officers.
D)efforts by police administrators to impose certain moral standards on officers.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Free Will and Moral Responsibility
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Q1) Which of the following is sometimes held to be the only "event" for which there is no cause?
A)Free will
B)Emotions
C)Viruses
D)Moral character
Answer: A
Q2) Research on rhesus monkeys that were abused or neglected as children suggests that,as adults,they were more likely to be abusive themselves.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A four-year-old child who shoots and kills another child would be considered culpable for her or his actions.
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) 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.
Q2) 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
Q3) 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
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) Which of the following explanations of morality argues that actions are right/wrong,good/bad because they are approved or disapproved of by God (or some other higher power)?
A)Strong reciprocity
B)Social contract
C)Divine command
D)Law-and-order morality
Q2) Which of the following explanations of police corruption diverts attention away from the possibility that corruption is systemic,arguing instead that corrupt acts are committed by only a few "bad" officers within otherwise ethical departments?
A)Systemic
B)Institutional
C)Paternal
D)Rotten Apple
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
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Chapter 6: Morality,Human Nature,and Social Cooperation
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Q1) Altruistic acts are those:
A)Intended to serve our own interests.
B)Undertaken solely for the benefit of others.
C)That punish cheaters.
D)That strengthen social norms.
Q2) Values and behaviors that are (or appear to be)shared by all human beings,everywhere,are referred to as:
A)Ethnocentrisms.
B)Objective traits.
C)Pragmatic traits.
D)Human universals.
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) Briefly describe what is meant by the term,"human universal," providing at least two examples.
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Chapter 7: Becoming Ethical: The Development of Morality
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Q1) Briefly discuss what is meant by a "reversible solution."
Q2) According to Kohlberg,which of the following likely plays an important role in our progression through higher stages of moral development?
A)Role-taking opportunities
B)Reading books about ethics
C)Love and respect within the family
D)Social class and financial well-being
Q3) Perhaps characteristic of those having reached higher stages of moral development,civil disobedience refers to:
A)A vigilante attitude toward those who violate laws and social norms.
B)A peaceful refusal to obey laws that are felt to be unjust.
C)A duty that citizens have to obey democratically-created laws.
D)Refusing to vote because "it doesn't matter anyway".
Q4) According to Kohlberg,which of the following stages of moral development do the vast majority of people fail to reach?
A)Interpersonal expectations
B)Law and order
C)Universal ethical principles
D)Conformity
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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) Those who utilize the internet (e.g. ,chat rooms)to exploit children for sexual purposes are commonly referred to as:
A)Online predators.
B)Dirty Harries.
C)Finks.
D)Provocateurs.
Q3) When presented with the Trolley Problem,most people are willing to flip a switch to save five lives at the expense of one,but are not willing to physically push a person over a bridge to save five lives.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Though both emphasize consequences,utilitarian differs from ethical egoism in that:
A)Utilitarianism emphasizes consequences for all people affected.
B)Egoism emphasizes happiness,whereas utilitarianism emphasizes welfare.
C)Egoism defines happiness as pleasure,whereas utilitarianism does not.
D)Utilitarianism places primary importance on consequences for the acting agent.
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Chapter 9: Respecting Persons, Respecting Rights: The
Ethics of Duty
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Q1) Which of the following key deontological concepts refers to the idea that criminal punishment should "fit the crime"?
A)Retribution
B)Desert
C)Proportionality
D)Recidivism
Q2) Briefly describe,providing at least one example,what it means to say that rights and duties are correlative.
Q3) Which of the following objections to criminal punishment might be raised by a Kantian ethical framework?
A)Incapacitation amounts to using offenders to benefit the community
B)Rehabilitation fails to respect offenders' autonomy by not allowing them to decide for themselves what kind of people they wish to be
C)Deterrence is akin to treating offenders like dogs rather than respecting their freedom and rationality
D)All of the above
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Chapter 10: The Virtuous and the Vicious: Considering Character
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Q1) Part of the value of moral virtues is that they help us overcome tendencies to think,feel,and act in ways indifferent or harmful.In other words,we can think of virtues as:
A)Irascible.
B)Corrective.
C)Servile.
D)Intrinsic.
Q2) Mandatory arrest policies require a police officer to make an arrest,if possible,in domestic violence scenarios.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following comes closest to what Aristotle regarded as the highest human good?
A)Pleasure
B)Avoidance of pain
C)Flourishing
D)Prosperity
Q4) Illustrating your answer where appropriate,briefly discuss the approach to justice emphasized by an ethic of care and how it might differ from conventional approaches to justice.
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