2025/2026
Ethics is a code of _____ which guide our choices and actions and determine the purpose and course of
our lives. - correct answer ✔values
A code of conduct put forward by a society, some other group (religion), or by an individual regarding his
/her own behavior is a definition of _____ - correct answer ✔morality
Knowledge and abilities that a person gains throughout life is the definition of _____ - correct answer
✔skills
Ethical drift is defined as a _____ of ethical behavior that occurs in individuals below their level of
awareness - correct answer ✔gradual erosion
When leadership is _____, policy is not recognized - correct answer ✔fragmented
Ethical judgment can be undermined in otherwise _____ people - correct answer ✔ethical
Once _____ is/are greater than values, it becomes easier to make further concessions - correct answer
✔self-interest
The larger and greater the unthinking drift, the less the recognition of the slide down the _____ - correct
answer ✔slippery slope
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
,A person's state of readiness to make a "big" ethical decision is known as _____ - correct answer
✔ethical fitness
A code of values which guides our choices and actions, and determines the purpose and course of our
lives is the definition of _____ - correct answer ✔ethics
_____ is an element of ethical drift that occurs when officers develop an overwhelming sense of
victimization and an intense resentment toward the supervisors and administrators who control their
job role. - correct answer ✔a sense of entitlement
Ethical choice strategies are the following: the bell, the book and the _____ - correct answer ✔candle
People with a vested interest in what you do (ethically) are called _____. - correct answer
✔stakeholders
Law enforcement personnel commit critical unethical acts each day. _____ occur when officers
rationalize and justify not doing things they are responsible for doing. - correct answer ✔acts of
omission
It is important to understand that _____ is as important as the act. - correct answer ✔motive
_____ is the state of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger with self-possession, confidence,
resolution, bravery, and valor. - correct answer ✔courage
Refusing gratuities, refusing to participate in a cover-up, refusing to participate in ethnic or gender-
based humor are examples of what kind of courage? - correct answer ✔moral
The ethical decision-making check list consists of the following:
Is it legal?
,Is the decision balanced?
and ____ - correct answer ✔how will I feel about myself after the decision?
Ethics begins with good character. To develop character, we must build excellence, and building
excellence begins with ____ - correct answer ✔myself
"Cops don't snitch on other cops" can help foster the _____ dilemma that officers will likely face during
their careers - correct answer ✔loyalty vs. integrity
_____ 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
To perform as an "ethical" professional, you should _____. - correct answer ✔consider all relevant
sides of the ethical problem
Acts wherein officers violate department rules are _____ - correct answer ✔acts of comission-
administrative
Which option is NOT one of the seven ethical standards expected by the communities? - correct answer
✔citizenship
Warrantless searches and seizures _______________________ - correct answer ✔are presumed
unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment
Which class of person will not be permitted to testify as "lay" (non-expert) witnesses? - correct answer
✔persons who have no knowledge of the facts of the case
The purpose of a "Terry frisk" or "pat down" is to ____ - correct answer ✔determine whether a
detainee has any offensive weapons on his person
, Which of the following is a requirement of a custodial interrogation of a child or a youthful offender
under 16 years of age - correct answer ✔a parent (or guardian, attorney, or adult relative) must be
present and be advised of the rights of the child or youthful offender under 16
As you are aware, the general rule in Oklahoma is that an officer may make a warrantless arrest for a
misdemeanor only if it occurs in the officer's presence. Which of the following are exceptions to that
rule? - correct answer ✔all of the above
The titles of Oklahoma Statutes most frequently used by law enforcement officers in Oklahoma are
_____ - correct answer ✔21, 22, 37A, 47, 63
An affidavit for a search warrant must describe the place to be searched ________. - correct answer
✔so precisely that location of the place to be searched may be determined solely by reference to the
description contained in the warrant
If a child is charged with delinquency as a result of an offense which would be a felony if committed by
an adult, the child - correct answer ✔may be tried as an adult depending on the offense committed,
the age of the child, and the child's previous history
In Oklahoma, all persons are capable of committing crimes, except which of the following? - correct
answer ✔all of the above
What is the name of the crime for which the elements are (1) taking (2) of personal property (3) of
another (4) without consent (5) with intent to deprive the owner of its benefit - correct answer
✔larceny
Which of the following is an exception to the general prohibition on carrying a firearm into schools,
colleges, and government buildings? - correct answer ✔both a and b