Law and Ethics
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Course Introduction
This course explores the foundational principles of law and ethics, examining their intersection and the impact they have on personal, professional, and societal decision-making. Students will analyze legal systems, ethical frameworks, and moral reasoning while addressing contemporary issues such as human rights, privacy, and social justice. Through case studies and critical discussions, the course emphasizes the importance of ethical conduct within the practice of law and fosters an understanding of how ethical principles influence the development and application of legal rules.
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) Social justice is concerned with how a society provides for the needs of its members and the extent to which it treats its subgroups equally.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) According to your text,morality involves living one's life:
A)self-consciously.
B)as the law states one should.
C)on pursuit of happiness at any cost.
D)according to previous personal experiences.
Answer: A
Q3) "Ethics" might best be described as the study of principles of right and wrong,good and bad,while "morality" refers to the practice of these principles in everyday life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Choices,Values,and Ethics
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Q1) Those things that we hold to be worthwhile and worth pursuing,such as freedom,happiness,and health,can be thought of as:
A)virtues.
B)values.
C)vices.
D)obligations.
Answer: B
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) To be a proper subject of moral evaluation,conduct must be: A)legal.
B)voluntary.
C)harmful.
D)rational.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Free Will and Moral Responsibility
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Q1) If we argued that a person's decision to rob a bank was motivated by an unconscious desire to be punished for her previous sins,we would be making a deterministic argument.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) If you were to argue that although a person with an IQ of 60 cannot be a world-renown physicist,s/he still has the freedom to choose within limits of what is physically,psychologically,and socially possible,you would be presenting which of the following positions?
A)Soft determinism
B)Hard determinism
C)The feeling of freedom
D)Hedonism
Answer: A
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) Briefly discuss the basic position of ethical naturalism,commenting specifically upon the ways in which science can,arguably,enhance our understanding of morality.
Q2) The majority of victims of honor killings across the world are women and girls.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Briefly describe the difference between descriptive and prescriptive relativism.
Q4) Ethical objectivism would suggest that whether dishonesty is right or wrong depends upon the person doing it and the circumstances of the situation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A pragmatist might argue that moral values and cultural practices based upon them are not representations of the truth,but are functional for people in a particular place at a particular time.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Gambling would be considered a crime mala in se.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Why Should We Be Good
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Q1) A law enforcement officer accepting money or other favors for overlooking traffic violations would be classified as which of the following forms of corruption?
A)Theft
B)Fixes
C)Shakedowns
D)Opportunistic theft
Q2) Which of the following refers to the anxiety or discomfort we experience when we deviate from our own internal standards of right and wrong?
A)Moral inferiority
B)Punitive egoism
C)Guilt
D)Hedonism
Q3) List and briefly describe at least one example of a "technique of neutralization" or form of rationalization as it applies to professional deviance within criminal justice.
Q4) Violations of the law usually go unpunished.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Morality,Human Nature,and Social Cooperation
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Q1) Psychological and ethical egoism are explanations of human behavior that emphasize the role of __________________ in decision-making.
A)Mutual respect
B)Self-interest
C)Religious values
D)Socialization
Q2) The "best case scenario" in the prisoner's dilemma - the most favorable outcome for all parties involved - is produced through cooperation and trust.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Seeking revenge against someone who has harmed you would be an example of third-party punishment.
A)True
B)False
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) 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
Q2) Which of the following terms refers to the process of making an effort to understand how each person involved in a situation perceives it and,further,imagining how each person would feel if placed in the others' position?
A)Universal cognition
B)Instrumental exchange
C)Golden Rule role taking
D)Care
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) Briefly discuss what is implied by the notion of "moral development."
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Chapter 8: Means and Ends: The Importance of Consequences
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Q1) Briefly discuss the underlying moral dilemma contained in the practice of deceptive interrogation,providing at least one example.
Q2) Which of the following refers to the idea that human beings are naturally motivated to maximize pleasure and minimize pain?
A)The principle of utility
B)Psychological hedonism
C)The categorical imperative
D)The greatest happiness principle
Q3) 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.
Q4) Briefly discuss the case of the "Christian Burial Speech" and why it raises moral questions.
Q5) Briefly describe what is meant by the "Dirty Harry" problem and why it is ethical concern.
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Chapter 9: Respecting Persons, Respecting Rights: The
Ethics of Duty
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Q1) For Kant,the focus of the moral life is:
A)Pursuing freedom.
B)Doing one's duty.
C)Attaining happiness.
D)Achieving intellectual pleasures.
Q2) 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
Q3) 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
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Chapter 10: The Virtuous and the Vicious: Considering Character
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Q1) Disloyalty,greed,mercilessness,prejudice,and intolerance are examples of:
A)Moral virtues.
B)Corrective emotions.
C)Other-directed traits.
D)Moral vices.
Q2) Aristotle's ethics was teleological,meaning:
A)Theoretical.
B)Directed toward a goal or end.
C)Superior to prior ethics.
D)Directed toward others.
Q3) Briefly discuss what is meant by moral "virtues" and "vices," incorporating specific examples of each into your response.
Q4) 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
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