Ethics In Criminal Justice Midterm

Front 1

What is not a power of public servants?

Back 1

the power to use force

Front 2

normative ethics

Back 2

what people ought to do

Front 3

applied ethics

Back 3

application of ethics to certain things

Front 4

superogatory duty

Back 4

commendable but not required

Front 5

imperfect duty

Back 5

should be upheld but no specific when or how to do so

Front 6

How should you judge if something is moral or immoral?

Back 6

how it affects others

Front 7

ethical dilemma

Back 7

one person making a difficult decision

Front 8

T/F - Ethical and moral are interchangeable

Back 8

True

Front 9

T/F - People have to perform superogatory duties

Back 9

False

Front 10

T/F - Imperfect duties must be upheld. No when or how.

Back 10

True

Front 11

T/F - Ethical issues are specific, dilemmas are broad.

Back 11

False

Front 12

The first step in an ethical dilemma is to gather all of the facts.

Back 12

True

Front 13

Deantological

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intent

Front 14

Teleological

Back 14

consequences

Front 15

Emmanuel Compte

Back 15

Ethical formalism

Front 16

self-preservation is associated with...

Back 16

natural law

Front 17

Aristotle's principle of moderation

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principle of the golden mean

Front 18

Good steward of natural resources, doing fair share

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citizenship

Front 19

Type of ethics that deals with needs and relationships

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ethics of care

Front 20

T/F - Ethical formalism is teleological

Back 20

False

Front 21

T/F - If you give someone a car and the brakes fail causing an accident it would be good under ethical formalism.

Back 21

True

Front 22

sacrifice for the greater good

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utilitarianism

Front 23

one must be ignorant of their own position in order to make just decisions

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veil of ignorance

Front 24

What word best fits retributive justice?

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balance

Front 25

Bentham

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hedonistic calculus

Front 26

part of brain associated with feelings of empathy

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frontal lobe

Front 27

when your behavior is not consistent with your beliefs

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cognitive dissonace

Front 28

"wasting", "whacking", instead of killing

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Euphamistic labeling

Front 29

how many stages of moral development?

Back 29

7

Front 30

partnerships with the community

Back 30

community policing

Front 31

the unquestioned entitlement to be obeyed from fulfilling a specific role

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Authority

Front 32

using any means necessary to overcome resistance

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power

Front 33

physical

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force

Front 34

remaining silent when a fellow officer commits and unethical act

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blue curtain of secrecy

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William Bratton

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zero tolerance

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lies used in undercover operations

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accepted

Front 37

benefits the person being lied to

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police placebos

Front 38

civilians that are used to obtain information about criminal activity

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informants

Front 39

enticement or encouragement to commit a crime by the police

Back 39

entrapment

Front 40

whether law enforcement should use immoral means to reach a desired end

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dirty harry problem

Front 41

slang term for graft

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baksheesh

Front 42

NYC police officers who accepted bribes etc.

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grass-eaters

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difference between gift and gratuity

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gift - no strings attached

gratuity - string attached

Front 44

not ticketing another officer when pulling them over

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professional courtesy

Front 45

T/F - perceived sense of victimization does not contribute to an unethical organization

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True