CLEET Ethics Question and answers
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(Ethics) Maintaining professional boundaries, learning from past experiences, celebrating and rewarding
desired behavior are effective ways to avoid ethical drift. t/f - correct answer ✔True
(Ethics) Ethical drift escalates imperceptibly until major breaches are rationalized as _____. - correct
answer ✔reasonable
(Ethics) Ethical drift is defined as a ________ of ethical behavior that occurs in individuals below their
level of awareness.. - correct answer ✔gradual erosion
(Ethics) Once _____ is (are) greater than values, it becomes easier to make further concessions. - correct
answer ✔self-interest
(Ethics) One of management's response to pressure is that managers" _____ may become
compromised. - correct answer ✔values
(Ethics) Ethics is a code of _____ which guide our choices and actions and determines the purpose and
course of our lives. - correct answer ✔values
(Ethics) Three practices in values clarification and conflict resolution are: reflect, review and _____. -
correct answer ✔reconsider
(Ethics) A person's state of readiness to make a "big" ethical decision is known as _____. - correct
answer ✔ethical fitness
(Ethics) The six pillars of character are: 1) trustworthiness, 2) respect, 3) responsibility, 4) justice , 5)
_____ and 6) _____. - correct answer ✔caring, and citizenship
, (Ethics) It is all right for law enforcement personnel to slant the information given to the community in
order to get the approval of a really worthwhile project. t/f - correct answer ✔False
(Ethics) "I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to
influence my decisions, with no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will
enforce the law _____ and _____ without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary
force or violence and never accepting gratuities." (taken from the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics) -
correct answer ✔courteously, appropriately
(Ethics) "Cops don't snitch on other cops" can help foster the _____ dilemma that officers will likely face
during the course of their careers. - correct answer ✔loyalty vs. integrity
(Ethics) Inadequate staffing ratios, overtime leading to fatigue, increased calls for service, risk
management, and safety concerns are practices that will decrease chances for ethical drift. t/f - correct
answer ✔False
(Ethics) "As a law enforcement officer, my _____ is to serve mankind." - correct answer ✔fundamental
duty
(Ethics) A code of conduct put forward by a society, some other group (religion), or by an individual
regarding his own behavior is a definition of _____. - correct answer ✔morality
(Ethics) Standard Number 1: Courtesy is a part of Ethics. Courtesy must spring from the ________; it
must originate in a sincere desire to do what is _______, a desire to be respected, and to be honored. -
correct answer ✔heart, right
(Ethics) Ethics matter because one person can make a bad decision that could adversely alter the lives of
many people. t/f - correct answer ✔True
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(Ethics) Maintaining professional boundaries, learning from past experiences, celebrating and rewarding
desired behavior are effective ways to avoid ethical drift. t/f - correct answer ✔True
(Ethics) Ethical drift escalates imperceptibly until major breaches are rationalized as _____. - correct
answer ✔reasonable
(Ethics) Ethical drift is defined as a ________ of ethical behavior that occurs in individuals below their
level of awareness.. - correct answer ✔gradual erosion
(Ethics) Once _____ is (are) greater than values, it becomes easier to make further concessions. - correct
answer ✔self-interest
(Ethics) One of management's response to pressure is that managers" _____ may become
compromised. - correct answer ✔values
(Ethics) Ethics is a code of _____ which guide our choices and actions and determines the purpose and
course of our lives. - correct answer ✔values
(Ethics) Three practices in values clarification and conflict resolution are: reflect, review and _____. -
correct answer ✔reconsider
(Ethics) A person's state of readiness to make a "big" ethical decision is known as _____. - correct
answer ✔ethical fitness
(Ethics) The six pillars of character are: 1) trustworthiness, 2) respect, 3) responsibility, 4) justice , 5)
_____ and 6) _____. - correct answer ✔caring, and citizenship
, (Ethics) It is all right for law enforcement personnel to slant the information given to the community in
order to get the approval of a really worthwhile project. t/f - correct answer ✔False
(Ethics) "I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to
influence my decisions, with no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will
enforce the law _____ and _____ without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary
force or violence and never accepting gratuities." (taken from the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics) -
correct answer ✔courteously, appropriately
(Ethics) "Cops don't snitch on other cops" can help foster the _____ dilemma that officers will likely face
during the course of their careers. - correct answer ✔loyalty vs. integrity
(Ethics) Inadequate staffing ratios, overtime leading to fatigue, increased calls for service, risk
management, and safety concerns are practices that will decrease chances for ethical drift. t/f - correct
answer ✔False
(Ethics) "As a law enforcement officer, my _____ is to serve mankind." - correct answer ✔fundamental
duty
(Ethics) A code of conduct put forward by a society, some other group (religion), or by an individual
regarding his own behavior is a definition of _____. - correct answer ✔morality
(Ethics) Standard Number 1: Courtesy is a part of Ethics. Courtesy must spring from the ________; it
must originate in a sincere desire to do what is _______, a desire to be respected, and to be honored. -
correct answer ✔heart, right
(Ethics) Ethics matter because one person can make a bad decision that could adversely alter the lives of
many people. t/f - correct answer ✔True
