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Ethical ____________________ are broad social questions,often concerning the government's social control mechanisms and the impact on those governed.

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We usually discuss moral or immoral behavior only in cases in which the behavior significantly:


A) threatens nature
B) affects others
C) deviates from the norm
D) corrupts the social order

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Compare and contrast morals and ethics.

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The term _______________ refers to what is judged as good conduct.


A) ethics
B) morality
C) honor
D) goodness

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Compare and contrast duties and superogatories.Give an example of each.

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The term ______________ refers to the power to make a decision or choice.

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_____________________ are defined as judgments of desirability,worth,or importance.

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A good Samaritan who jumps into a river to save a drowning child,risking his or her own life to do so,has performed a(n) :


A) professional duty
B) ethical duty
C) superogatory action
D) moral duty

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Committing suicide on a desert island falls within the sphere of moral judgment.

A) True
B) False

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The primary distinction between ethical issues and ethical dilemmas is that issues are broad and dilemmas are specific.

A) True
B) False

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List and discuss the elements that all professionals in the criminal justice system have in common.

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According to the text,broad social questions,often concerning the government's social control mechanisms and the impact on those governed are called:


A) social dilemmas
B) moral dilemmas
C) ethical issues
D) public conundrum

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is not one of the ethical principles that govern public servants identified by the Josephson Institute?


A) accountability
B) democratic leadership
C) public service
D) incomplete judgment

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is not one of Braswell's reasons to study ethics?


A) develop critical thinking skills
B) become aware and open to ethical issues
C) develop wholesight
D) improve public image

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The first step in analyzing an ethical dilemma is to consider the underlying values of each of the involved parties.

A) True
B) False

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While duties are what you must do in order to be good,______________ are commendable but not required actions.


A) functions
B) superogatories
C) imperfect duties
D) obligations

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The term _________________ refers to applied ethics relevant to a particular occupation or profession.

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__________________ ethics determine what people ought to do and defines moral duties based on ethical systems or other means of analysis.


A) Applied
B) Normative
C) Professional
D) Conventional

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The study and analysis of what constitutes good or bad conduct is called ____________.

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___________________ determines what people ought to do and defines moral duties.

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