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Ethics and the Criminal Justice
Professional Midterm Exam Question
and Answers 100% Solved
According to the text, the first step necessary to clarify any dilemma:
a. Identify all personal values involved
b. Collecting input from others
c. review all the facts
d. interview all of those involved - ✔✔c. Review all of the facts
The power and authority to choose one of two or more alternative
behaviors is known as:
a. discretion
b. coercion
c.value analysis
d. duty - ✔✔a. discretion
The term__________________ refers to what is judged as good conduct.
a. value
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b. morality
c.honor
d. goodness - ✔✔b. morality
While duties are what you are expected to do,____________________ are
commendable but not required actions.
a. functions
b. supererogatories
c. imperfect duties
d. obligations - ✔✔b. supererogatories
Officer Smith is patrolling a city park at night. He comes across a man and
women kissing in a parked car, and tells them that it is not legal to be in the
park after the dark and that they need to move along. Later, he comes
across two men in a parked car kissing. Instead of telling them to move on,
Officer Smith writes a citation for the driver.
By allowing his personal views to result in unequal treatment of members of
the public, Officer Smith is in violation on his:
a. professional ethics
b. normative ethics
c. supererogative duties
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d. imperfect duty - ✔✔a. professional ethics
Officer Smith is patrolling a city park at night. He comes across a man and
women kissing in a parked car, and tells them that it is not legal to be in the
park after the dark and that they need to move along. Later, he comes
across two men in a parked car kissing. Instead of telling them to move on,
Officer Smith writes a citation for the driver.
By allowing the first couple to leave without being cited, despite the fact
that technically they were guilty of an infraction, Officer Smith was
exhibiting:
a. normative action
b. malfeasance
c.discretion
d. an ethical dilemma - ✔✔c. discretion
In common usage, the terms "ethical" and "moral" are often considered as
being interchangeable.
True or False - ✔✔True
Prosecutor primary duty is to pursue a conviction.
true or false - ✔✔false
Ethics and the Criminal Justice
Professional Midterm Exam Question
and Answers 100% Solved
According to the text, the first step necessary to clarify any dilemma:
a. Identify all personal values involved
b. Collecting input from others
c. review all the facts
d. interview all of those involved - ✔✔c. Review all of the facts
The power and authority to choose one of two or more alternative
behaviors is known as:
a. discretion
b. coercion
c.value analysis
d. duty - ✔✔a. discretion
The term__________________ refers to what is judged as good conduct.
a. value
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b. morality
c.honor
d. goodness - ✔✔b. morality
While duties are what you are expected to do,____________________ are
commendable but not required actions.
a. functions
b. supererogatories
c. imperfect duties
d. obligations - ✔✔b. supererogatories
Officer Smith is patrolling a city park at night. He comes across a man and
women kissing in a parked car, and tells them that it is not legal to be in the
park after the dark and that they need to move along. Later, he comes
across two men in a parked car kissing. Instead of telling them to move on,
Officer Smith writes a citation for the driver.
By allowing his personal views to result in unequal treatment of members of
the public, Officer Smith is in violation on his:
a. professional ethics
b. normative ethics
c. supererogative duties
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d. imperfect duty - ✔✔a. professional ethics
Officer Smith is patrolling a city park at night. He comes across a man and
women kissing in a parked car, and tells them that it is not legal to be in the
park after the dark and that they need to move along. Later, he comes
across two men in a parked car kissing. Instead of telling them to move on,
Officer Smith writes a citation for the driver.
By allowing the first couple to leave without being cited, despite the fact
that technically they were guilty of an infraction, Officer Smith was
exhibiting:
a. normative action
b. malfeasance
c.discretion
d. an ethical dilemma - ✔✔c. discretion
In common usage, the terms "ethical" and "moral" are often considered as
being interchangeable.
True or False - ✔✔True
Prosecutor primary duty is to pursue a conviction.
true or false - ✔✔false
