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