Question 1

The "prescription for the future" relating to criminal justice ethics includes which of the following considerations?

Accepted Answer

The "prescription for the future" in criminal justice ethics involves considering the organizational context, modeling ethical behavior, and hiring practices that reflect community values, hence all options are relevant.

Question 2

This term describes a hierarchy of positions, sets of rules, and a clear division of labor in a collective of individuals organized into a group to achieve specific goals.

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Organizational structure refers to the hierarchy, rules, and division of labor within a group organized to achieve specific goals.

Question 3

A mix of interrelated labor processes that are both separated from one another, but also coordinated by managerial authority refers to an organization's:

Accepted Answer

The division of labor refers to the separation and coordination of different tasks and roles within an organization, managed by authority to achieve efficiency and productivity.

Question 4

A police department may have many competing and conflicting purposes, known as the agency's:

Accepted Answer

Complex goals refer to the various and sometimes conflicting objectives that a police department must balance, such as enforcing laws, maintaining public safety, and community relations.

Question 5

Reorienting an agency's internal affairs division so that its operational mandate now has members of the unit meet with representatives from other units/divisions/offices in the agency to discuss ethical issues entails the agency being:

Accepted Answer

Reorienting the internal affairs division to actively engage with other units to discuss ethical issues demonstrates a proactive approach to ethics, as it involves taking initiative to address and prevent ethical concerns.

Question 6

One way to encourage balance in the personal ideologies and values of criminal justice agency recruits is by emphasizing the importance of this during pre-employment screening, actual hiring processes, and training:

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The answer of One way to encourage balance in the...

Question 7

Revamping the hiring and training process to moderate the powerful influence of crime control ideology on the behavior of trainees involves which of the following?

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The answer of Revamping the hiring and training process to...

Question 8

The Rampart Scandal that consumed the Los Angeles Police Department for a long period during the late 1990s illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Rampart Scandal highlighted systemic corruption and misconduct within the LAPD, illustrating how the organizational context can influence ethical behavior and lead to widespread unethical practices.

Question 9

Being terminated for failing to report potentially illegal or unethical behavior of others employed by a criminal justice agency illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

An agency's policy typically includes guidelines and expectations for employee conduct, including the obligation to report illegal or unethical behavior.

Question 10

Presuming that all individuals coming into contact with the criminal justice system are guilty:

Accepted Answer

Presuming guilt undermines the justice system's fairness, leading to resource imbalances, unethical police practices, and a coercive plea-bargaining system.

Question 11

_________ are collectives of individuals organized into groups with identifiable boundaries and internal structures, engaging in activities designed to achieve a set of goals.

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The answer of _________ are collectives of individuals organized into...

Question 12

_________ describes a set of offices organized into a hierarchy, with a clear division of labor, guided by formal rules.

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The answer of _________ describes a set of offices organized...

Question 13

_______ involves working toward diversifying agency personnel not only in terms of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc., but also in terms of linguistic skills and values

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The answer of _______ involves working toward diversifying agency personnel...

Question 14

Behavioral cues from higher-level organizational actors that send strong messages to underlings and recruits about how to behave themselves is known as ______________.

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The answer of Behavioral cues from higher-level organizational actors that...

Question 15

_______ is balance in the personal ideologies and values of recruits.

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The answer of _______ is balance in the personal ideologies...

Question 16

_______ is intended to moderate the powerful influence of crime control ideology on the recruitment, hiring, training, and socialization of criminal justice practitioners.

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The answer of _______ is intended to moderate the powerful...

Question 17

________ occurs when, as part of the operational mandate of a criminal justice agency, members of an internal affairs unit regularly meet with representatives from other units/divisions/offices to discuss ethical issues.

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The answer of ________ occurs when, as part of the...

Question 18

Police departments, prosecutors' offices, public defenders' offices, the courts, prisons, probation and parole departments, and research institutions are all ________________.

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The answer of Police departments, prosecutors' offices, public defenders' offices,...

Question 19

________________ refers to the goals to be achieved by an agency that provide direction but also serve as constraints or limits on the behavior of members.

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The answer of ________________ refers to the goals to be...

Question 20

_______________ describes the process by which new members group acquire the attitudes and behaviors of the agency and includes both formal training and informal interactions with other agency members.

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The answer of _______________ describes the process by which new...

Quiz 14: The Future and Criminal Justice Ethics