Question 1

Ethical perspectives considered by the textbook include

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A)   ethical formalism
B)   utilitarianism
C)   an ethic to live by
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson included the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" when he authored the United States Constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

It is legally and ethically defensible for police

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A)   to treat people in different ways because of their race
B)   to treat people in different ways because of their religion
C)   to treat people in different ways because of their political views
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Justice is

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A)   fairness in the general sense of the term
B)   the Greek notion that it is the kind of balance that exists when "each is given his or her due"
C)   the allocation of resources and rights in a way that allows individuals to obtain what it is that they deserve, in a moral sense
D)   all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The text suggests that, unlike other groups, professionals solve problems in a collegial way.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

While today's police officers will usually cooperate with investigations into old-style corruption

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A)   they will also gladly assist in investigating noble cause corruption
B)   there will often be subcultural reluctance to aid in investigating noble cause corruption
C)   they are ignorant of noble cause corruption
D)   they are always participants in noble cause corruptionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

Justice can be considered as "fairness" and/or balance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

College criminal justice programs

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A)   always offer criminal justice ethics classes
B)   always require students who are pre-law enforcement to take a course in ethics
C)   have a multitude of ethics courses
D)   often neither offer nor require courses in ethicsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Individual police officers are always supervised as they make important, potentially life-changing decisions on the street.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Historically, police officers have been particularly prone to think that

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A)   philosophy has nothing to do with real life on the street
B)   the public is entirely trustworthy
C)   the public completely supports the police
D)   their job is easyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The rule of cop means that on the street what police officers say goes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ethical formalism is

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A)   a "deontological" perspective
B)   a "teleological" perspective
C)   an ethic to live by
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Police ethics must be considered separately from police competence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The true meaning of the law on the streets is determined by

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A)   police officers
B)   the media
C)   Congress
D)   the presidentE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

If an officer is corrupt, unfair, prejudiced, and/or driven by personal vendettas, then

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A)   he is part of the norm
B)   so is that officer's "law"
C)   he is a genuine police officer
D)   all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The law discriminates among people. It treats some people one way and others another. There is nothing wrong with this-in fact, it is the job of the law to do so. Discuss the difference between treating people differently because of their behavior and treating people differently because of their characteristics.

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Principle offenders ...

Question 17

The authors suggest that the central, dominant theme of the book is that police competence is inexorably linked to police ethics. What do they mean by this? How is it that, according to the authors, the two cannot be divorced from each other?

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A competent police o...

Question 18

In the recent past, the public viewed police officers as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Historically, commonly held images of police officers included

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A)   significant respect for the police officer
B)   viewing the police as a group of unintelligent, uneducated, and untrained incompetents
C)   abject fear of the police officer
D)   viewing the police as a group of highly educated, sophisticated individualsE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

This book attempts to deal with police ethics from a positivist approach. That is, the book spends little time talking about how police officers should avoid being guilty of misconduct and a lot of time talking about police officers having good character. Discuss the difference between "not making mistakes" and "doing the right thing."

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Not making mistakes is a passi...

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It is legally and ethically defensible for police

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Thomas Jefferson included the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" when he authored the United States Constitution.

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College criminal justice programs

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If an officer is corrupt, unfair, prejudiced, and/or driven by personal vendettas, then

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The true meaning of the law on the streets is determined by

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Justice can be considered as "fairness" and/or balance.

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The text suggests that, unlike other groups, professionals solve problems in a collegial way.

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While today's police officers will usually cooperate with investigations into old-style corruption

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Historically, commonly held images of police officers included

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Individual police officers are always supervised as they make important, potentially life-changing decisions on the street.

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The rule of cop means that on the street what police officers say goes.

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Ethical perspectives considered by the textbook include

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Justice is

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Thomas Jefferson included the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" when he authored the United States Constitution.

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