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