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Test Bank for
Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice 11th Edition by Pollock
Chapter 1-14
Chapter 01: Morality, Ethics, and Human Behavior
1. According to the text, ethical issues involve broad social questions, often concerning the government’s social control
mechanisms and _____________.
a. the cost to the public
b. the impact on those being governed
c. the influence of religion
d. public opinion
ANSWER: b
2. Which of the following situations is not an example of an ethical issue?
a. A legislature deciding what sentences to attach to certain crimes
b. A governor signing a bill that would decriminalize the use of soft drugs
c. A chief of police enacting a policy meant to reduce racial profiling
d. A prosecutor deciding which charges to file in a particular case
ANSWER: d
3. Which of the following is not an example of an ethical issue as defined in the text?
a. Whether to legally recognize same-sex marriages
b. How to deal with an influx of immigrants
c. Whether to abolish the death penalty
d. Whether to charge a driver for speeding or issue a warning
ANSWER: d
4. According to the text, which of the following represents the first step in the process of ethical analysis?
a. Considering the possible outcomes
b. Collecting input from others
c. Reviewing any relevant policies
d. Determining if there is any relevant law
ANSWER: d
5. According to the text, the first step necessary to clarify any dilemma is to _______.
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a. identify potential values involved
b. review all the facts
c. identify all possible moral dilemmas
d. interview all those involved
ANSWER: b
6. All the following statements are included in dilemmas of criminal justice professionals EXCEPT _____.
a. a prosecutor’s decision on whether and what to charge
b. a defense attorney’s decision to take a case or not
c. a probation officer’s decision on whether to file a violation report on a probationer
d. a judge’s decision to require mandatory DNA collection for all misdemeanant arrestees
ANSWER: d
7. According to the text, the last step necessary to clarify any dilemma is to _______.
a. identify of potential values involved
b. review all the facts
c. identify all possible moral dilemmas
d. resolve the ethical dilemma by using some means of decision making
ANSWER: d
8. What is the power and authority to choose one of two or more alternative behaviors?
a. Discretion
b. Coercion
c. Value analysis
d. Duty
ANSWER: a
9. What are required behaviors, actions, or responsibilities that are attached to a specific role?
a. Duties
b. Supererogatories
c. Ethical dilemmas
d. Ethics
ANSWER: a
10. The term ethics is referred to as _____.
a. the principles of right and wrong
b. the study and analysis of what constitutes good or bad conduct
c. the discipline that investigates the meaning of ethical systems
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d. the application of ethical principles to specific issues
ANSWER: b
11. Which of the following is NOT one of Felkenes’s reasons to study ethics?
a. Increase professionalism
b. Develop reasoning abilities
c. Develop hindsight
d. Improve management decisions
ANSWER: c
12. Most behaviors that might be judged as ethical or unethical for criminal justice professionals fall into four major
categories. Which of the following is NOT one of these four categories?
a. Careless driving resulting in an accident
b. Using excessive force to subdue incarcerated people
c. Harassing a subordinate to get them to resign
d. Considering taking money from a crime scene
ANSWER: d
13. What term is judged as good conduct?
a. Values
b. Morality
c. Honor
d. Goodness
ANSWER: b
14. What is the discipline investigating the meaning of ethical systems and whether they are relative or universal?
a. Normative ethics
b. Applied ethics
c. Forensic ethics
d. Meta-ethics
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following determines what people ought to do and defines moral duties based on ethical systems or
other means of analysis?
a. Applied ethics
b. Normative ethics
c. Professional ethics
d. Conventional ethics
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ANSWER: b
16. Employing ethical principles to address specific issues, such as social research or medical practice, is called _______.
a. meta-ethics
b. normative ethics
c. applied ethics
d. practical ethics
ANSWER: c
17. What are commendable but not required actions?
a. Functions
b. Supererogatories
c. Imperfect duties
d. Obligations
ANSWER: b
18. An on-duty lifeguard ran into the ocean to rescue a drowning child, risking their own life to do so. What action or
duty has the lifeguard performed?
a. A professional duty
b. An imperfect duty
c. A supererogatory action
d. A values-driven duty
ANSWER: a
19. Which actions are commendable but not required for a person to be considered moral?
a. Duties
b. Supererogatories
c. Ethical dilemmas
d. Ethics
ANSWER: b
20. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to values?
a. Values can be defined as duties that are not fully explicated or detailed.
b. Values only become clear when there is a choice to be made.
c. Some values can be more important than others, such as honesty and pleasure.
d. Values imply a choice or a judgment.
ANSWER: a
21. If personal qualities such as honesty or kindness are important to you, then what would these traits be called?
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Test Bank for
Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice 11th Edition by Pollock
Chapter 1-14
Chapter 01: Morality, Ethics, and Human Behavior
1. According to the text, ethical issues involve broad social questions, often concerning the government’s social control
mechanisms and _____________.
a. the cost to the public
b. the impact on those being governed
c. the influence of religion
d. public opinion
ANSWER: b
2. Which of the following situations is not an example of an ethical issue?
a. A legislature deciding what sentences to attach to certain crimes
b. A governor signing a bill that would decriminalize the use of soft drugs
c. A chief of police enacting a policy meant to reduce racial profiling
d. A prosecutor deciding which charges to file in a particular case
ANSWER: d
3. Which of the following is not an example of an ethical issue as defined in the text?
a. Whether to legally recognize same-sex marriages
b. How to deal with an influx of immigrants
c. Whether to abolish the death penalty
d. Whether to charge a driver for speeding or issue a warning
ANSWER: d
4. According to the text, which of the following represents the first step in the process of ethical analysis?
a. Considering the possible outcomes
b. Collecting input from others
c. Reviewing any relevant policies
d. Determining if there is any relevant law
ANSWER: d
5. According to the text, the first step necessary to clarify any dilemma is to _______.
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a. identify potential values involved
b. review all the facts
c. identify all possible moral dilemmas
d. interview all those involved
ANSWER: b
6. All the following statements are included in dilemmas of criminal justice professionals EXCEPT _____.
a. a prosecutor’s decision on whether and what to charge
b. a defense attorney’s decision to take a case or not
c. a probation officer’s decision on whether to file a violation report on a probationer
d. a judge’s decision to require mandatory DNA collection for all misdemeanant arrestees
ANSWER: d
7. According to the text, the last step necessary to clarify any dilemma is to _______.
a. identify of potential values involved
b. review all the facts
c. identify all possible moral dilemmas
d. resolve the ethical dilemma by using some means of decision making
ANSWER: d
8. What is the power and authority to choose one of two or more alternative behaviors?
a. Discretion
b. Coercion
c. Value analysis
d. Duty
ANSWER: a
9. What are required behaviors, actions, or responsibilities that are attached to a specific role?
a. Duties
b. Supererogatories
c. Ethical dilemmas
d. Ethics
ANSWER: a
10. The term ethics is referred to as _____.
a. the principles of right and wrong
b. the study and analysis of what constitutes good or bad conduct
c. the discipline that investigates the meaning of ethical systems
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d. the application of ethical principles to specific issues
ANSWER: b
11. Which of the following is NOT one of Felkenes’s reasons to study ethics?
a. Increase professionalism
b. Develop reasoning abilities
c. Develop hindsight
d. Improve management decisions
ANSWER: c
12. Most behaviors that might be judged as ethical or unethical for criminal justice professionals fall into four major
categories. Which of the following is NOT one of these four categories?
a. Careless driving resulting in an accident
b. Using excessive force to subdue incarcerated people
c. Harassing a subordinate to get them to resign
d. Considering taking money from a crime scene
ANSWER: d
13. What term is judged as good conduct?
a. Values
b. Morality
c. Honor
d. Goodness
ANSWER: b
14. What is the discipline investigating the meaning of ethical systems and whether they are relative or universal?
a. Normative ethics
b. Applied ethics
c. Forensic ethics
d. Meta-ethics
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following determines what people ought to do and defines moral duties based on ethical systems or
other means of analysis?
a. Applied ethics
b. Normative ethics
c. Professional ethics
d. Conventional ethics
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ANSWER: b
16. Employing ethical principles to address specific issues, such as social research or medical practice, is called _______.
a. meta-ethics
b. normative ethics
c. applied ethics
d. practical ethics
ANSWER: c
17. What are commendable but not required actions?
a. Functions
b. Supererogatories
c. Imperfect duties
d. Obligations
ANSWER: b
18. An on-duty lifeguard ran into the ocean to rescue a drowning child, risking their own life to do so. What action or
duty has the lifeguard performed?
a. A professional duty
b. An imperfect duty
c. A supererogatory action
d. A values-driven duty
ANSWER: a
19. Which actions are commendable but not required for a person to be considered moral?
a. Duties
b. Supererogatories
c. Ethical dilemmas
d. Ethics
ANSWER: b
20. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to values?
a. Values can be defined as duties that are not fully explicated or detailed.
b. Values only become clear when there is a choice to be made.
c. Some values can be more important than others, such as honesty and pleasure.
d. Values imply a choice or a judgment.
ANSWER: a
21. If personal qualities such as honesty or kindness are important to you, then what would these traits be called?
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