©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:31AM. A+
SCCJA UNIT 2 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers 100% Verified.
Ethics - Answer✔study of what is morally right and what is not
Motivations for unethical conduct - Answer✔Anger lust greed peer pressure
Common crimes officer commit - Answer✔False statements, larceny, sex offenses, battery
Average experience level of officers who get in ethical dilemmas - Answer✔7 years
1st phase of continuum of compromise - Answer✔Omission
Examples of omission - Answer✔Ignoring traffic violations, failing to conduct follow ups,
complete paperwork
2nd phase of continuum of compromise - Answer✔administrative
Examples of administrative unethical conduct - Answer✔drinking on duty, not reporting
accidents
3rd phase of continuum of compromise - Answer✔criminal
Examples of criminal unethical conduct - Answer✔evidence tampering, thefts
4 justifications for unethical conduct - Answer✔denial of victim, victim of circumstance, higher
cause, victim blaming
Denial of victim - Answer✔officer believes there's no victim, so no harm done. example-
stealing money from drug dealer
Victim of circumstance - Answer✔Officer believes no choice but to act in a certain way
Higher cause - Answer✔Officer believes he must break rules to accomplish goal. example-
unlawful search of sexual predator
1
, ©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:31AM. A+
Consequences of unethical conduct - Answer✔Criminal charges, civil litigation, negative impact
on community relations, disciplinary action, loss of certification, domestic problems
Greatest consequence of unethical conduct - Answer✔officer safety
2 groups that officers feel pressured by to keep quiet about unethical conduct -
Answer✔Individuals who commit the act, someone not involved in it
4 consequences officers believe will happen if they don't uphold code of silence -
Answer✔Officer involved will be disciplined, officer who ratted will be disciplined, officer who
ratted will be shunned, administration won't do anything
Ways agencies can control code of silence - Answer✔ethics training, accountability, open
communication, anon reporting, protect officers who come forward
2 ways social media affects law enforcement - Answer✔agency's image and officer's credibility
8 reasons academy can deny certification - Answer✔conviction of a felony or crime with
sentence of more than 1 year, illegal use of controlled substance, excessive force, unsafe
firearm or vehicle usage, abuse of public, falsification of employment info, lying to employer,
untruthfulness to employer
4 reasons certification can be revoked - Answer✔Falsification of certification application, officer
found ineligible for service due to failure to meet prereqs, officer convicted of criminal offense,
misconduct
Moral turpitude - Answer✔Anything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty or good
morals.
Crimes of moral turpitude - Answer✔fraud larceny intent to harm persons or things
Statutory law - Answer✔enacted by legislature
Common law - Answer✔developed in England from customs and court decisions, adopted by SC
in 1712
How many felony categories? - Answer✔6
How many felonies exempt from classification system? And what kind? - Answer✔40- Murder,
Homicide by Child Abuse, Burglary 1st, drug trafficking
How many misdemeanor categories? - Answer✔3
What misdemeanors are exempt from classification? - Answer✔Those that carry term of less
than 1 year or more than 3
Class A Misdemeanor - Answer✔3 yrs
2
SCCJA UNIT 2 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers 100% Verified.
Ethics - Answer✔study of what is morally right and what is not
Motivations for unethical conduct - Answer✔Anger lust greed peer pressure
Common crimes officer commit - Answer✔False statements, larceny, sex offenses, battery
Average experience level of officers who get in ethical dilemmas - Answer✔7 years
1st phase of continuum of compromise - Answer✔Omission
Examples of omission - Answer✔Ignoring traffic violations, failing to conduct follow ups,
complete paperwork
2nd phase of continuum of compromise - Answer✔administrative
Examples of administrative unethical conduct - Answer✔drinking on duty, not reporting
accidents
3rd phase of continuum of compromise - Answer✔criminal
Examples of criminal unethical conduct - Answer✔evidence tampering, thefts
4 justifications for unethical conduct - Answer✔denial of victim, victim of circumstance, higher
cause, victim blaming
Denial of victim - Answer✔officer believes there's no victim, so no harm done. example-
stealing money from drug dealer
Victim of circumstance - Answer✔Officer believes no choice but to act in a certain way
Higher cause - Answer✔Officer believes he must break rules to accomplish goal. example-
unlawful search of sexual predator
1
, ©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:31AM. A+
Consequences of unethical conduct - Answer✔Criminal charges, civil litigation, negative impact
on community relations, disciplinary action, loss of certification, domestic problems
Greatest consequence of unethical conduct - Answer✔officer safety
2 groups that officers feel pressured by to keep quiet about unethical conduct -
Answer✔Individuals who commit the act, someone not involved in it
4 consequences officers believe will happen if they don't uphold code of silence -
Answer✔Officer involved will be disciplined, officer who ratted will be disciplined, officer who
ratted will be shunned, administration won't do anything
Ways agencies can control code of silence - Answer✔ethics training, accountability, open
communication, anon reporting, protect officers who come forward
2 ways social media affects law enforcement - Answer✔agency's image and officer's credibility
8 reasons academy can deny certification - Answer✔conviction of a felony or crime with
sentence of more than 1 year, illegal use of controlled substance, excessive force, unsafe
firearm or vehicle usage, abuse of public, falsification of employment info, lying to employer,
untruthfulness to employer
4 reasons certification can be revoked - Answer✔Falsification of certification application, officer
found ineligible for service due to failure to meet prereqs, officer convicted of criminal offense,
misconduct
Moral turpitude - Answer✔Anything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty or good
morals.
Crimes of moral turpitude - Answer✔fraud larceny intent to harm persons or things
Statutory law - Answer✔enacted by legislature
Common law - Answer✔developed in England from customs and court decisions, adopted by SC
in 1712
How many felony categories? - Answer✔6
How many felonies exempt from classification system? And what kind? - Answer✔40- Murder,
Homicide by Child Abuse, Burglary 1st, drug trafficking
How many misdemeanor categories? - Answer✔3
What misdemeanors are exempt from classification? - Answer✔Those that carry term of less
than 1 year or more than 3
Class A Misdemeanor - Answer✔3 yrs
2
