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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 Deterrence theory
B Restorative theory
C Denunciation theory
D Deontological theory
Question #3
A Psychological
B Geographical
C Organizational
D Sociological
Question #4
A offenders are paying a debt to society
B punishing some innocent people is a price of general deterrence
C offenders have taken unfair advantage of others
D punishment is a censure of offenders
Question #5
A police promotions
B judicial rule-making
C legislative regulation
D internal codes and regulations
Question #6
A Involving citizens is likely to deter police misconduct
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 Individual complainants and public will have higher level of confidence in integrity of police practice
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 those we lock up are not immediately replaced by new recruits
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 lacks any principle that determines a properly commensurate sentence
B It fails to take account of the fact that there are multiple discretions involved in the sentencing power
C It provides closure to victims
D It fails to account for the problem of just deserts in an unjust world
Question #9
A All of the other answers
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 The prosecution attempting to intimidate or improperly influence key witnesses.
Question #10
A It should provide reconciliation with the community
B An unrepentant offender
C It should appeal to a persons rational understanding
D An offender charged with felonies
Question #11
A It provides answers to issues and spurs debate.
B Values of different historical periods are valid throughout time
C It operates as a moral isolationism
D Cultures are totally isolated from one another
Question #12
A there is no possibility that there are moral absolutes
B we should be willing to have our own societys shortcomings exposed
C we can learn from the morality of other societies
D we must accept the fact that there are differences in the morality of different societies
Question #13
A Ideological racism
B Practical racism
C Personal prejudice
D Institutional racism
Question #14
A Improved communication skills
B Violent outbursts
C Access to a dependable support system
D Taking regular vacations
Question #15
A the social peacekeeper
B the social enforcer
C the emergency operator
D the snappy bureaucrat
Question #16
A There is sufficient evidence to believe target is likely to commit a crime
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 The entrapment succeeds as a technique of detection where other methods, such as complaints investigation, have failed
D All are equally morally problematic
Question #17
A Almost unanimously show the influence of racial factors
B Are mixed
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 means used to achieve good end are not normally considered morally wrong
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 officer has opportunity to achieve morally good end or outcome and intends to do so
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 by Personnel Reporting Act of 2000
C Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
D Deaths by Police Reporting Act of 2000
Question #20
A Extralegal force theory
B Angry aggression theory
C Use of force theory
D Use of aggression theory
Question #21
A Charging
B Indicting
C Filing multiple prosecutorial information documents at the same time
D Overcharging
Question #22
A It is not for policy makers to get involved in eradicating racial inequalities
B While there is some evidence, they largely do not exist
C They have been clearly identified, but nevertheless persist
D They do not qualify as moral issue due to the government being above common people
Question #23
A micro- or macro-level approach
B perspective, as being forward-looking (future) or backward-looking past)
C emphasis on severity of punishment
D ability to justify the stated purposes of punishment
Question #24
A Ethical problem in the use of authority
B Ethical problem in the relationship between personal and professional interests
C Ethical problem in personal and professional commitments to clients
D Ethical issue in criminal justice and public policy
Question #25
A Bureaucratic rationality
B Restorative detention
C Punishment rationality
D Rehabilitative detention
Question #26
A Historic view
B Modern view
C Superiority view
D Paternalistic 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 suspect who is suspected of being armed
D a fleeing felon who tries to escape
Question #28
A CJ professionals have historically ignored ethics in their decision making
B unethical behavior is more rampant in criminal justice that other fields
C the potential of abuse of discretion and the powers of arrest and use of force society grants to law enforcement personnel
D ethics is not studied at police academies
Question #29
A is caused by pressure from the public to solve crime by any means available
B starts out involving small amounts or harms and then slowly increases/escalates
C results from poor leadership in the department.
D is a function of defective officers.
Question #30
A honesty
B neutrality
C trust
D reliance
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 Act without bias or prejudice and follow the law
C See that justice is done and that the guilty are punished
D See that the guilty are punished and that the public interest is protected
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 problem in information sharing
D Ethical issue resulting from policing policies
Question #34
A Courts have recognized the need for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence in some cases
B Courts as well as commentators have recognized that the ethical obligation is more demanding than the constitutional obligation
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 Polygraph
B Confession
C Hard
D Scientific
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 Require the prosecutor to get special permission to question the juror
D All the defense attorney to file a motion of in re delimited
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 A minor relevant
B A moderately relevant
C Not a relevant
D Is a 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 issue in the media reporting of crime
D Ethical problem dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system
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 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 the police subculture
B police corruption
C police discretion
D police use of excessive force
Question #44
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 #45
A moral panics
B symbolic aspect of social conflict
C consensus theory
D conflict theory
Question #46
A Interrupted time-series studies
B Perceptual studies
C Ecological studies
D Socioeconomic studies
Question #47
A Is an active participant in presentation of the case
B Is basically a passive umpire or referee
C Can control lawyer strategy
D Has the final say on ethical issues
Question #48
A culture.
B demeanor.
C mythology.
D mystique.
Question #49
A Enter a plea of guilty on behalf of the client
B Can continue and require that the prosecution prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt
C Is required to withdraw from the case
D May withdraw from the case if the judge is informed of this reason
Question #50
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 #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 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 All of the other answers
D Usually and issue of public policy
Question #52
A they assure the public that police are required to follow certain standards
B they establish grounds for discipline
C they establish norms of behavior
D they create rules the public can rely upon
Question #53
A Masculinity hypothesis
B Emancipation hypothesis
C Mental hypothesis
D Criminalization hypothesis
Question #54
A Seek the most severe punishment legally authorized
B Not engage in plea bargaining
C See that the defendant has the best qualified attorney available
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 saw their primary job as keeping the good will of the people.
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 Black rate is higher than either the Hispanic or white rate
B The White rate is higher than either the Black or Hispanic rate
C There are no statistically significant differences in rates between the three groups
D The Hispanic rate is higher than either the Black or white rate
Question #58
A Presence
B Persuasive verbalization
C Command verbalization
D Firm grips
Question #59
A The neighborhoods in which arrests take place
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 frequency of arrests of black 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 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 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.
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.