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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
,(Ethics) Which of the following is considered to be unethical practices? - correct answer ✔-dishonesty,
brutality, racial prejudice
-gratuities, false or colored testimony
-violation of civil rights, failure to improve
-discourteous conduct, violation of privilege
-all of the above is the answer
(Ethics) ". . . I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the
face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of
others. _____ in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying
the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential
nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is
necessary in the performance of my duty." - correct answer ✔Honest
(Ethics) Standard Number 3: Dependability is a Part of Ethics. Police service, if it is to be of value, must
be: Dependable, punctual, attentive, accurate, and _________. - correct answer ✔unselfish
(Ethics) ". . . to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against
oppression or intimidation; and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to _____ the
constitutional rights of _____ to liberty, equality and justice." - correct answer ✔respect, all men
(Ethics) _____ is the influence that one person exercises over a group of people by reason of the
exemplary nature of their character. - correct answer ✔Moral ascendancy
(Ethics) Ethics is about putting principles into action. Consistency between what we say we value and
what our actions say we value is a matter of _____. - correct answer ✔integrity
(Ethics) Attitudes about the worth of people, concepts or things is the definition of _______. - correct
answer ✔values
, (Ethics) "I will cooperate with all legally authorized agencies and their representatives in the _____. I
know that I alone am responsible for my own standard of professional performance and will take every
reasonable opportunity to enhance and improve my level of knowledge and competence." - correct
answer ✔pursuit of justice
(Ethics) One of the incremental deviations from ethical practice that goes unnoticed by individuals who
justify the deviations as _____ and who believe themselves to be maintaining their ethical boundaries. -
correct answer ✔acceptable
(Ethics) ". . . recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of _____, and I accept it as a public trust to be
held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will never engage in acts of corruption or
bribery, nor will I condone such acts by other police officers." - correct answer ✔public faith
(Ethics) When leadership is _____, policy is not recognized. - correct answer ✔fragmented
(Ethics) _________ means to bravely stand up for your honest convictions. - correct answer ✔moral
courage
(Ethics) It is easy to forget this is a _____ phenomenon. The farther the person strays off course, the
more they disconnect from value-driven and ethics-driven paths. - correct answer ✔cumulative
(Ethics) When practicing values clarification and conflict resolution, there are three factors we should
take into consideration. These factors are: reflect, review, and _____. - correct answer ✔reconsider
(Ethics) The longer and greater the unthinking drift, the less the recognition of the slide down the _____.
- correct answer ✔slippery slope
(Ethics) Beliefs are those things we hold dear to us and are rooted deep within. - correct answer ✔True