Legal and Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Question
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Course Introduction
This course examines the complex legal and ethical challenges faced by professionals within the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Through an analysis of key statutes, landmark cases, and ethical theories, students will explore issues such as due process, discrimination, use of force, confidentiality, and professional responsibility. Special emphasis is placed on dilemmas related to justice and fairness, the balance between public safety and civil liberties, and the impact of contemporary events on policy and practice. The course prepares students to make informed, principled decisions and to understand the consequences of legal and ethical choices in the field of criminal justice.
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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) Whereas much social scientific inquiry tends to be descriptive in nature,ethics is primarily prescriptive.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Sodomy laws:
A)made it illegal to do nothing if you witness a crime.
B)criminalized deviant sexual acts such as anal intercourse.
C)were used by the Nazi German government to justify its behavior.
D)require the use of safety belts in automobiles if the driver has dependent children. Answer: B
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) The area of ethics which attempts to identify and prioritize moral values and principles and provide frameworks for moral decision-making is referred to as:
A)practical ethics.
B)normative ethics.
C)metaethics.
D)instrumental ethics.
Answer: B
Q2) Happiness,human dignity,equality,and fairness could all be considered values.
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) Moral responsibility or blameworthiness that attaches to persons who freely and knowingly engage in wrongful actions is sometimes referred to as:
A)Causality.
B)Culpability.
C)Mitigation.
D)Legal cause.
Answer: B
Q2) Self-defense and defense of others would be considered:
A)Mitigating circumstances.
B)Justifications for criminal conduct.
C)Excuses for criminal conduct.
D)Defensible prohibitions.
Answer: B
Q3) The notion that every event has a cause is the central premise underlying:
A)Relativism.
B)Determinism.
C)Minimalism.
D)Instrumentalism.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Is Morality Relative the Variability of Norms and Values
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Q1) The involuntary (against their will)hospitalization of persons who are determined to be dangerous to themselves or unable to care for themselves effectively could be considered paternalistic.
A)True
B)False
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) 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.
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) Actions by law enforcement officers that exploit the powers of law enforcement for personal gain (e.g. ,accepting bribes)can be regarded as:
A)Corrupt.
B)Egoistic.
C)Paternalistic.
D)Both corrupt and egoistic.
Q3) Violations of the law usually go unpunished.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Guilt might best be described as emotional self-punishment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Morality,Human Nature,and Social Cooperation
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Q1) 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
Q2) "Gut feelings" about right and wrong that seem to arise within our consciousness without us being aware of why or how they arose are sometimes referred to as:
A)Inner consciousness.
B)Empathy.
C)Moral intuition.
D)Mutual aid.
Q3) Define and briefly explore the notion of strong reciprocity,including some consideration for the role of altruistic punishment.
Q4) Psychological egoism is a prescriptive argument,whereas ethical egoism is descriptive.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Becoming Ethical: The Development of Morality
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Q1) 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
Q2) Research indicates that law enforcement officers who have a college education are,on average,better able to empathize,communicate,and are generally more ethical than those who do not.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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
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Chapter 8: Means and Ends: The Importance of Consequences
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Q1) Which of the following principles approves or disapproves of an action according to its tendency to promote happiness for the greatest number of people?
A)Altruism
B)Utility
C)Hedonism
D)Egoism
Q2) Utilitarianism suggests that,when considering moral decisions,the interests of everyone should be treated equally.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In an interview/interrogation scenario,the use of psychological persuasion and manipulation by law enforcement officers to elicit information from a suspect could be classified as deceptive interrogation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Consequentialism is a normative ethical framework.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Respecting Persons, Respecting Rights: The
Ethics of Duty
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Q1) Rights to various things (i.e.welfare rights)such as education,health care,and housing can be classified as negative rights.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Kantian ethics and other ethical systems that focus on moral rights can be considered deontological.
A)True
B)False
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
Q4) The idea of natural law (and natural rights)would commit a criminal justice practitioner to upholding certain values even if it meant violating procedure or other formal rules and regulations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: The Virtuous and the Vicious: Considering Character
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Q1) Central to Aristotle's ethics,eudaimonia is a Greek term that roughly means "rational."
A)True
B)False
Q2) Virtue ethics holds character,actions,and consequences to be correlated,such that the presence of virtuous character often gives rise to right actions which lead to good consequences.
A)True
B)False
Q3) For Aristotle,the ultimate purpose of human life is health and procreation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is NOT one of the universal conditions of human flourishing outlined in your text?
A)Cooperative relationships.
B)Fulfillment of biogenic needs.
C)Pleasurable activity.
D)Connectedness with others.
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