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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Deviant lying
B Accepted lying
C Justified lying
D Tolerated lying
Question #2
A Restorative theory
B Deterrence theory
C Deontological theory
D Denunciation theory
Question #3
A Geographical
B Organizational
C Psychological
D Sociological
Question #4
A punishing some innocent people is a price of general deterrence
B offenders have taken unfair advantage of others
C offenders are paying a debt to society
D punishment is a censure of offenders
Question #5
A internal codes and regulations
B judicial rule-making
C legislative regulation
D police promotions
Question #6
A Individual complainants and public will have higher level of confidence in integrity of police practice
B Involving citizens is likely to result in more objective and thorough investigations
C Involving citizens will ensure more citizen arrests are made, thereby helping the police
D Involving citizens is likely to deter police misconduct
Question #7
A It works only if those we lock up are not immediately replaced by new recruits
B It works only if we fix offenders while we lock them up
C It works only if we lock up those who would have committed further offenses if they had been left free
D It works only if the crimes committed after release are not so frequent or serious so as to negate the effects of the crimes prevented through incapacitative sentencing
Question #8
A It fails to account for the problem of just deserts in an unjust world
B It provides closure to victims
C It fails to take account of the fact that there are multiple discretions involved in the sentencing power
D It lacks any principle that determines a properly commensurate sentence
Question #9
A The prosecution attempting to intimidate or improperly influence key witnesses.
B All of the other answers
C Prosecutors contacted the employer of a witness who refused to cooperate and caused her to be terminated from that employment.
D Prosecutors threatened to issue a grand jury subpoena to the 13-year-old son of one defendant and to force the boy to testify against his father.
Question #10
A An offender charged with felonies
B An unrepentant offender
C It should provide reconciliation with the community
D It should appeal to a persons rational understanding
Question #11
A It operates as a moral isolationism
B Cultures are totally isolated from one another
C Values of different historical periods are valid throughout time
D It provides answers to issues and spurs debate.
Question #12
A we should be willing to have our own societys shortcomings exposed
B we can learn from the morality of other societies
C we must accept the fact that there are differences in the morality of different societies
D there is no possibility that there are moral absolutes
Question #13
A Personal prejudice
B Practical racism
C Ideological racism
D Institutional racism
Question #14
A Access to a dependable support system
B Taking regular vacations
C Improved communication skills
D Violent outbursts
Question #15
A the social enforcer
B the snappy bureaucrat
C the social peacekeeper
D the emergency operator
Question #16
A The person would have committed the crime or a similar crime whether he or she was a victim of the entrapment or not
B There is sufficient evidence to believe target is likely to commit a crime
C All are equally morally problematic
D The entrapment succeeds as a technique of detection where other methods, such as complaints investigation, have failed
Question #17
A Are mixed
B Are not worthy of discussion because the research is poorly done
C Almost unanimously show that race has no influence
D Almost unanimously show the influence of racial factors
Question #18
A The means used to achieve good end are not normally considered morally wrong
B The good likely to be achieved by using dirty hands far outweighs the bad consequences of using dirty means
C The officer has opportunity to achieve morally good end or outcome and intends to do so
D The use of means is perceived by the officer to be the best or only practicable means of ensuring the good end is met
Question #19
A Deaths by Personnel Reporting Act of 2000
B Deaths by Police Reporting Act of 2000
C Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2000
D Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
Question #20
A Use of force theory
B Extralegal force theory
C Use of aggression theory
D Angry aggression theory
Question #21
A Charging
B Filing multiple prosecutorial information documents at the same time
C Overcharging
D Indicting
Question #22
A They have been clearly identified, but nevertheless persist
B While there is some evidence, they largely do not exist
C It is not for policy makers to get involved in eradicating racial inequalities
D They do not qualify as moral issue due to the government being above common people
Question #23
A perspective, as being forward-looking (future) or backward-looking past)
B emphasis on severity of punishment
C micro- or macro-level approach
D ability to justify the stated purposes of punishment
Question #24
A Ethical issue in criminal justice and public policy
B Ethical problem in the use of authority
C Ethical problem in personal and professional commitments to clients
D Ethical problem in the relationship between personal and professional interests
Question #25
A Punishment rationality
B Bureaucratic rationality
C Restorative detention
D Rehabilitative detention
Question #26
A Modern view
B Historic view
C Paternalistic view
D Superiority view
Question #27
A a suspect that poses a threat to himself or third person
B a suspect who is suspected of being armed
C a fleeing felon who tries to escape
D a suspect that advances toward an officer in a threatening manner
Question #28
A CJ professionals have historically ignored ethics in their decision making
B ethics is not studied at police academies
C unethical behavior is more rampant in criminal justice that other fields
D the potential of abuse of discretion and the powers of arrest and use of force society grants to law enforcement personnel
Question #29
A results from poor leadership in the department.
B is caused by pressure from the public to solve crime by any means available
C starts out involving small amounts or harms and then slowly increases/escalates
D is a function of defective officers.
Question #30
A neutrality
B reliance
C trust
D honesty
Question #31
A Less eligibility
B Punishment
C Disadvantage
D Imprisonment
Question #32
A See that justice is done and that the guilty are punished
B See that the guilty are punished and that the public interest is protected
C Act without bias or prejudice and follow the law
D See that the public interest is protected and integrity of the court upheld
Question #33
A Ethical issue in the media reporting of crime
B Ethical issue resulting from policing policies
C Ethical problem dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system
D Ethical problem in information sharing
Question #34
A Courts have recognized the need for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence in some cases
B Commentators recommend that misdemeanor cases revert to a preponderance of the evidence as the burden of proof to speed up the trial process
C That in some circumstances, the defense attorney may break privilege when the attorney clearly knows the defendant is guilty
D Courts as well as commentators have recognized that the ethical obligation is more demanding than the constitutional obligation
Question #35
A Confession
B Scientific
C Hard
D Polygraph
Question #36
A All the defense attorney to file a motion of in re delimited
B Lead to the conviction of innocent defendants
C Render it precisely the type of judgment most likely to be biased by race
D Require the prosecutor to get special permission to question the juror
Question #37
A Blacks are disproportionately given more severe sentences than whites.
B Past criminal record affects sentencing more than race
C Blacks receive proportionately fewer sentences of probation than whites
D Blacks receive proportionately more three-strikes sentences than whites
Question #38
A Is a relevant
B A minor relevant
C Not a relevant
D A moderately relevant
Question #39
A It must be for an offense
B It must be deserved
C It must be imposed by law enforcement before the offender goes to court
D It must involve an unpleasantness for the offender
Question #40
A Ethical issue in the media reporting of crime
B Ethical problem dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system
C Ethical problem in information sharing
D Ethical issue resulting from policing policies
Question #41
A There is systematic ethnic discrimination.
B Grand apartheid is evident everywhere in the country.
C There is discrimination in some places at specific decision-making points.
D Jim Crow laws still result in discrimination against minorities.
Question #42
A Consults the attorney in furtherance of crime or fraud
B Is actually guilty of the crime charged
C Fires the attorney
D Refuses to pay the agreed-upon fee
Question #43
A police discretion
B the police subculture
C police corruption
D police use of excessive force
Question #44
A Ethical problem in personal and professional commitments to clients
B Ethical issue in criminal justice and public policy
C Ethical problem in the use of authority
D Ethical problem in the relationship between personal and professional interests
Question #45
A moral panics
B symbolic aspect of social conflict
C consensus theory
D conflict theory
Question #46
A Interrupted time-series studies
B Ecological studies
C Perceptual studies
D Socioeconomic studies
Question #47
A Has the final say on ethical issues
B Is an active participant in presentation of the case
C Is basically a passive umpire or referee
D Can control lawyer strategy
Question #48
A mythology.
B mystique.
C culture.
D demeanor.
Question #49
A May withdraw from the case if the judge is informed of this reason
B Is required to withdraw from the case
C Can continue and require that the prosecution prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt
D Enter a plea of guilty on behalf of the client
Question #50
A Ethical issue resulting from policing policies
B Ethical problem in information sharing
C Ethical problem dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system
D Ethical issue in the media reporting of crime
Question #51
A Do not require individual decision making beyond the decision of whether one is in favor of, or opposed to, a particular social issue
B All of the other answers
C Do not require most individuals to decide the issue does not mean an individual is helpless to influence public debate on a social issue
D Usually and issue of public policy
Question #52
A they establish grounds for discipline
B they establish norms of behavior
C they assure the public that police are required to follow certain standards
D they create rules the public can rely upon
Question #53
A Emancipation hypothesis
B Masculinity hypothesis
C Mental hypothesis
D Criminalization hypothesis
Question #54
A Not engage in plea bargaining
B See that the defendant has the best qualified attorney available
C Reveal evidence to the defense if that evidence tends to negate guilt
D Seek the most severe punishment legally authorized
Question #55
A saw their primary job as keeping the good will of the people.
B were relatively immune from politics and corruption.
C were well-trained, well-equipped and well-supervised.
D operated with few legal and ethical controls.
Question #56
A All of the others are reasons commonly given
B The study of ethics increases sensitivity to issues of right and wrong and the right way to conduct oneself, and aids in identifying acts that have a moral content
C It is crucial that ethical decisions are made, and the study of ethics enables the development of tools that enhance ethical decision making
D It is important to have the capacity to point to moral reasoning in justifying behavior, and the study of ethics develops that capacity
Question #57
A The Hispanic rate is higher than either the Black or white rate
B There are no statistically significant differences in rates between the three groups
C The White rate is higher than either the Black or Hispanic rate
D The Black rate is higher than either the Hispanic or white rate
Question #58
A Persuasive verbalization
B Command verbalization
C Firm grips
D Presence
Question #59
A The frequency of police shooting of blacks in proportion to whites
B The frequency of arrests of black in proportion to whites
C The neighborhoods in which arrests take place
D The frequency of arrests of blacks for sale of cocaine and heroin in proportion to whites
Question #60
A None of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.
B All of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.
C Half of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.
D One-third of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.