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