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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Justified lying
B Accepted lying
C Deviant lying
D Tolerated lying
Question #2
A Denunciation theory
B Restorative theory
C Deontological theory
D Deterrence theory
Question #3
A Organizational
B Psychological
C Sociological
D Geographical
Question #4
A offenders have taken unfair advantage of others
B punishing some innocent people is a price of general deterrence
C punishment is a censure of offenders
D offenders are paying a debt to society
Question #5
A judicial rule-making
B police promotions
C legislative regulation
D internal codes and regulations
Question #6
A Involving citizens is likely to deter police misconduct
B Involving citizens is likely to result in more objective and thorough investigations
C Individual complainants and public will have higher level of confidence in integrity of police practice
D Involving citizens will ensure more citizen arrests are made, thereby helping the police
Question #7
A It works only if those we lock up are not immediately replaced by new recruits
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 the crimes committed after release are not so frequent or serious so as to negate the effects of the crimes prevented through incapacitative sentencing
D It works only if we fix offenders while we lock them up
Question #8
A It fails to account for the problem of just deserts in an unjust world
B It lacks any principle that determines a properly commensurate sentence
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 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 An offender charged with felonies
C It should provide reconciliation with the community
D An unrepentant offender
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 should be willing to have our own societys shortcomings exposed
B we must accept the fact that there are differences in the morality of different societies
C there is no possibility that there are moral absolutes
D we can learn from the morality of other societies
Question #13
A Institutional racism
B Personal prejudice
C Practical racism
D Ideological racism
Question #14
A Access to a dependable support system
B Improved communication skills
C Taking regular vacations
D Violent outbursts
Question #15
A the social peacekeeper
B the snappy bureaucrat
C the social enforcer
D the emergency operator
Question #16
A All are equally morally problematic
B There is sufficient evidence to believe target is likely to commit a crime
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 Almost unanimously show the influence of racial factors
B Almost unanimously show that race has no influence
C Are not worthy of discussion because the research is poorly done
D Are mixed
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 in Custody Reporting Act of 2000
B Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
C Deaths by Police Reporting Act of 2000
D Deaths by Personnel Reporting Act of 2000
Question #20
A Use of aggression theory
B Extralegal force theory
C Angry aggression theory
D Use of force theory
Question #21
A Filing multiple prosecutorial information documents at the same time
B Charging
C Indicting
D Overcharging
Question #22
A It is not for policy makers to get involved in eradicating racial inequalities
B They do not qualify as moral issue due to the government being above common people
C They have been clearly identified, but nevertheless persist
D While there is some evidence, they largely do not exist
Question #23
A micro- or macro-level approach
B emphasis on severity of punishment
C perspective, as being forward-looking (future) or backward-looking past)
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 relationship between personal and professional interests
C Ethical problem in the use of authority
D Ethical issue in criminal justice and public policy
Question #25
A Bureaucratic rationality
B Punishment rationality
C Restorative detention
D Rehabilitative detention
Question #26
A Superiority view
B Historic view
C Paternalistic view
D Modern 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 unethical behavior is more rampant in criminal justice that other fields
B the potential of abuse of discretion and the powers of arrest and use of force society grants to law enforcement personnel
C ethics is not studied at police academies
D CJ professionals have historically ignored ethics in their decision making
Question #29
A starts out involving small amounts or harms and then slowly increases/escalates
B is caused by pressure from the public to solve crime by any means available
C is a function of defective officers.
D results from poor leadership in the department.
Question #30
A honesty
B neutrality
C reliance
D trust
Question #31
A Less eligibility
B Disadvantage
C Punishment
D Imprisonment
Question #32
A See that the public interest is protected and integrity of the court upheld
B See that the guilty are punished and that the public interest is protected
C See that justice is done and that the guilty are punished
D Act without bias or prejudice and follow the law
Question #33
A Ethical problem in information sharing
B Ethical issue in the media reporting of crime
C Ethical issue resulting from policing policies
D Ethical problem dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system
Question #34
A Commentators recommend that misdemeanor cases revert to a preponderance of the evidence as the burden of proof to speed up the trial process
B Courts have recognized the need for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence in some cases
C Courts as well as commentators have recognized that the ethical obligation is more demanding than the constitutional obligation
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 Hard
C Scientific
D Polygraph
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 more three-strikes sentences than whites
B Blacks are disproportionately given more severe sentences than whites.
C Blacks receive proportionately fewer sentences of probation than whites
D Past criminal record affects sentencing more than race
Question #38
A Is a relevant
B Not a relevant
C A minor relevant
D A moderately relevant
Question #39
A It must involve an unpleasantness for the offender
B It must be imposed by law enforcement before the offender goes to court
C It must be for an offense
D It must be deserved
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 There is discrimination in some places at specific decision-making points.
C There is systematic ethnic discrimination.
D Grand apartheid is evident everywhere in the country.
Question #42
A Refuses to pay the agreed-upon fee
B Fires the attorney
C Is actually guilty of the crime charged
D Consults the attorney in furtherance of crime or fraud
Question #43
A police use of excessive force
B police discretion
C police corruption
D the police subculture
Question #44
A Ethical problem in the use of authority
B Ethical problem in personal and professional commitments to clients
C Ethical problem in the relationship between personal and professional interests
D Ethical issue in criminal justice and public policy
Question #45
A conflict theory
B moral panics
C consensus theory
D symbolic aspect of social conflict
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 Can control lawyer strategy
C Is an active participant in presentation of the case
D Has the final say on ethical issues
Question #48
A mystique.
B mythology.
C culture.
D demeanor.
Question #49
A Is required to withdraw from the case
B May withdraw from the case if the judge is informed of this reason
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 dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system
C Ethical problem in information sharing
D Ethical issue in the media reporting of crime
Question #51
A All of the other answers
B Do not require most individuals to decide the issue does not mean an individual is helpless to influence public debate on a social issue
C Usually and issue of public policy
D Do not require individual decision making beyond the decision of whether one is in favor of, or opposed to, a particular social issue
Question #52
A they create rules the public can rely upon
B they establish norms of behavior
C they assure the public that police are required to follow certain standards
D they establish grounds for discipline
Question #53
A Masculinity hypothesis
B Criminalization hypothesis
C Emancipation hypothesis
D Mental hypothesis
Question #54
A See that the defendant has the best qualified attorney available
B Not engage in plea bargaining
C Seek the most severe punishment legally authorized
D Reveal evidence to the defense if that evidence tends to negate guilt
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 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
B It is important to have the capacity to point to moral reasoning in justifying behavior, and the study of ethics develops that capacity
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 All of the others are reasons commonly given
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 Firm grips
B Presence
C Command verbalization
D Persuasive verbalization
Question #59
A The frequency of arrests of black in proportion to whites
B The frequency of police shooting of blacks 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 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.