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Question 20

10 Points

1. Explain the difference between Ethical Relativism and Universalism
2. Provide an example of each

Question 19

6 Points

Explain the difference between ethical issues and ethical dilemmas

Question 18

5 Points

__________________________believes that what is right and ethical is determined by culture and the individual beliefs of the people involved.

Absolutism

Universalism

Utilitarianism

Relativism

Question 17

10 Points

On October 3, 1974, officers Hymon and Wright of the Memphis Police Department responded to a call about a burglary in progress. When they arrived at the address, a woman standing in the door told the officers that she had heard glass breaking and that someone was breaking into the house next door. Officer Hymon went around the near side of the house. When he reached the backyard, he saw someone run from the back of the house. With his flashlight, he found a person crouched next to a fence at the back of the yard, some thirty to forty feet away. Hymon identified himself as a police officer and ordered the person to halt. The young man ignored the command and attempted to jump the fence. Hymon fired, striking him in the head; the young man fell, draped over the fence. The unarmed suspect, fifteen-year-old Edward Eugene Garner, died shortly thereafter on the operating table.

Officer Hymon was acting pursuant to both the law of Tennessee and the policy of the Memphis Police Department. A Memphis police officer is authorized, and instructed, to use deadly force to apprehend a fleeing felon after other reasonable means to apprehend that person have been exhausted. Police are taught to shoot to kill, rather than merely to wound. Thus, there is little doubt that Garner's death was not an accident.

Explain whether the officer acted ethically

Discuss the various ethical dilemmas contained in this senario

What action, if any, should be taken by the police department?

Question 16

5 Points

If you were a judge about to pass sentence on an offender, determining the appropriate amount of punishment for this offender's crime is known as _________ justice.

substantive

egalitarian

procedural

retributive

Question 15

5 Points

Justice only pertains to crime and punishment.

True

False

Question 14

5 Points

Select all of the ethical issues in the criminal justice sphere

HIPPA Laws

Bail Reform

A 23 year old male stabbed a 51 year old male and took his Android phone in retaliation for his disrespect in an earlier dispute.

The Influence of the Media

Question 13

3 Points

Utilitarianism is the ethical system that claims the greatest good is that which results in the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.

True

False

Question 12

10 Points

You are a rookie police officer who responds to a call for officer assistance. Arriving at the scene, you see a ring of officers surrounding a suspect who is down on his knees. You don't know what happened before you arrived, but you see a sergeant use a Taser on the suspect, and you see two or three officers step in and take turns hitting the suspect with their nightsticks about the head and shoulders. This goes on for several minutes as you stand in the back of the circle. No one says anything that would indicate that this is not appropriate behavior. What would you do? What would you do later when asked to testify that you observed the suspect make "threatening" gestures to the officers involved?

Question 11

3 Points

The ethical system that argues the idea of morality is based more on emotion than rationality is called ethics of care.

True

False

Question 10

3 Points

Which of the following is NOT one of the pillars of character as outlined by the Josephson Institute?

trustworthiness

respect

honor

fairness

Question 9

3 Points

Aristotle's Golden Mean/Median refers to ______.

weak wills

cowardice

intentional wrongdoing

moderation between two extremes

Question 8

10 Points

CO Judy Rowe is a new Corrections Officer on Riker's island. CO Rowe was supervising the visitation area when she observes inmate Corey Sharpe take an object from his female visitor and place in the waistband of his uniform. Corey Sharpe is popular, well liked by both inmate and guards, but also feared. CO Rowe knows that this incident requires investigation and gives her the right to search Corey Sharpe but fears that ruffling his feathers could jeopardize her own reputation among her colleagues and other inmates. She hasn't been around very long and is unsure what to do. She must decide quickly before he returns to the cells with whatever is in his waistband. What should CO Rowe do?

Question 7

10 Points

George Dolisca is a Sergeant with the NYPD and the father of a 12-year old boy, Ethan and 15-year old girl, Lila. He loves his children more than anything in the world. He has noticed that Lila has been glued to her phone a lot more than usual lately. Ethan told his father that Lila has a boyfriend who is older than her. George asks Lila about her boyfriend, but she shrugs it off and doesn't share. George searches Lila's iPhone and sees that she has been flirting and sharing racy photos with an individual named Chris Mitchell. George records this name and phone number and does a google search but doesn't find much. George is thinking to use the NYPD's resources to figure out Chris Mitchell's date of birth, address and arrest history. He is also thinking to tap Lila's phone to learn more about their conversations. George just wants to protect Lila, and take down a pedophile if that is what Chris turns out to be. Please explain how George should proceed and why?

Question 6

3 Points

Retributive justice is:

Losing your own job after calling your ex's job hoping to get him/her/them fired.

Repaying the $6,000 you stole from your employer in 3 installments of $2,000.

Being sentenced to 4 years in jail for robbery with a knife.

Providing community service to rape victims at the rape center where you were once a resident.

Question 5

10 Points

Sgt. Frank Atwood has been diligently studying for the NYPD's Lieutenant promotional exam but has faced some challenges because his mother fell ill in the last three weeks of his studies. He has had to juggle hospital visits, his midnight shift and caring for his newborn. Sgt. Atwood shares with Sgt. Maria Santos that he has lost confidence in his ability to pass the exam with his recent family demands. Sgt. Santos comforts Sgt. Atwood and suggests that he applies for a religious exemption so that he can take the test on a later date, and she will share the key portions of the test with him so that he can use the extra time and tips to boost his score. Sgt. Atwood knows that he doesn't qualify for a religious exemption but there is no way for the job to know this, and this is a good opportunity for him to boost his performance. What should Sgt. Atwood do and why?

Question 4

10 Points

A serial killer has murdered 5 persons this calendar year. A gang member has murdered 5 persons this calendar year. The serial killer argues that all his victims were cheating on their spouses and were willing to have their spouses killed for life insurance money and so deserved their demise. The gang member argued that for every person she killed, one of her family member's life was spared. Both the serial killer and gang member believe their actions were ethical. Explain which perpetrator's reason is more ethical, if any and say why.

Question 3

10 Points

You are a homicide investigator and are interrogating someone you believe picked up a 9-year-old in a shopping mall, and then molested and murdered the girl. He is a registered sex offender, was in the area, and although he doesn't have any violence in his record, you believe he must have done it because there is no other suspect who had the means, opportunity, and motive. You have some circumstantial evidence (he was seen in a video following the child) but very little good physical evidence. You really need a confession to make the case. You want to send this guy away for a long time. After several hours of getting nowhere, you have a colleague come in with a file folder and pretend that the medical examiner had obtained fingerprints on the body that matched the suspect's. You tell him that he lost his chance to confess to a lesser crime because now he is facing the death penalty. He says that he will confess to whatever you want him to if the death penalty is taken off the table.

Do you tell him what you did?

Do you tell the prosecutor?

Please fully explain your choices

Question 2

3 Points

Programs that seek to move compensation and mediation back to center stage in the justice system describes

Retributive Justice

Street Justice

Corrective Justice

Restorative Justice

Question 1

8 Points

Describe the difference between proactive and reactive police investigations.