Question 1

An expert is a professional: If a person is an expert, then that person is a professional who inspires trust on the basis of attitude and action.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Professionals are reliable: They can be counted on to get the job done.

Accepted Answer

Professionals are typically expected to have the skills, experience, and commitment necessary to complete tasks effectively and efficiently, making them reliable in their roles.

Question 3

____ means consistently exhibiting certain personal characteristics in addition to technical competence and thus inspiring trust (Wiersma, 2010/2011).

Accepted Answer

Professionalism involves consistently demonstrating personal characteristics such as reliability, integrity, and ethical behavior, which inspire trust, in addition to technical competence.

Question 4

Professionalism is linked to perceived fairness and legitimacy, trust and confidence, and cooperation and compliance with the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

Professionalism in the criminal justice system enhances fairness, legitimacy, trust, and cooperation, which are crucial for effective law enforcement and justice administration.

Question 5

Criminal justice officials need to be seen as all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Criminal justice officials are expected to be competent, knowledgeable, serious, genuinely concerned, fair, and respectful. Being overly emotional and authoritative is generally not desirable as it can undermine their ability to remain impartial and professional.

Question 6

A(n) ____ communication style involves being forthright about your purpose without being antagonistic or evasive.

Accepted Answer

An assertive communication style involves being direct and honest about your needs and intentions while respecting others, without being aggressive or evasive.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a guideline for developing professional criminal justice communications?

Accepted Answer

Acting rigid and unapproachable is not a guideline for developing professional criminal justice communications, as effective communication requires openness and approachability.

Question 8

The following list of characteristics reflects which of the communication styles covered in Chapter 2? Goal-oriented, bossy, poor listener, close-minded, frustrated, and impatient.

Accepted Answer

The characteristics listed such as being goal-oriented, bossy, poor listener, close-minded, frustrated, and impatient align with an aggressive communication style, which is often direct and controlling.

Question 9

People who adopt a passive communication style have positive effects on others, such as inspiring respect and cooperation.

Accepted Answer

Passive communication often leads to misunderstandings and resentment, as it involves avoiding expressing one's own needs or opinions, which can result in a lack of respect and cooperation from others.

Question 10

____ relates to moral standards governing decisions and actions.

Accepted Answer

Ethics are the moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

Question 11

Integrity is the characteristic of people who hold moral values that are reflected in their words and behaviors.

Accepted Answer

Integrity involves adhering to moral and ethical principles, ensuring consistency between one's values, words, and actions.

Question 12

Standard operating procedures are rules for ethical decision making and behavior prescribed by an organization for its members to follow.

Accepted Answer

Standard operating procedures are not rules for ethical decision making and behavior, but rather rules for carrying out specific tasks or processes.

Question 13

Where ____ involves fabrications, misrepresentations, and omission of material facts, ____ involves giving or getting unauthorized assistance in the completion of graded work.

Accepted Answer

Lying involves fabrications, misrepresentations, and omission of material facts, while cheating involves giving or getting unauthorized assistance in the completion of graded work.

Question 14

Plagiarism is the failure to acknowledge properly the source of information.

Accepted Answer

Plagiarism involves using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution, which is considered unethical and a violation of intellectual property rights.

Question 15

Plagiarism is an intentional act; there is no such thing as unintentional plagiarism.

Accepted Answer

Plagiarism can be both intentional and unintentional, as it may occur due to a lack of understanding of citation rules or oversight.

Question 16

Unless otherwise indicated using established conventions such as quotation marks and in-text citations, the audience will assume that all ideas and words in a paper are the paper author's own and have been written for one and only one purpose.

Accepted Answer

In academic writing, it is assumed that the content is original unless properly cited or quoted, indicating that the ideas and words are the author's own and intended for the specific purpose of the paper.

Question 17

If information comes from outside of your own head, you should cite it.

Accepted Answer

Citing sources is important to give credit to the original authors and to provide evidence for your claims, ensuring academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism.

Question 18

Words must be cited when they come directly from a source, but images, sounds, and videos do not need to be cited.

Accepted Answer

All forms of media, including images, sounds, and videos, must be cited when they come from a source to give proper credit and avoid plagiarism.

Question 19

Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words of a source-even if it is just a few words.

Accepted Answer

Quotation marks are used to denote direct speech or a verbatim excerpt from a source, regardless of the length of the quoted material.

Question 20

____ is when someone makes superficial alterations to source text and then claims the ideas and words as his or her own.

Accepted Answer

Mosaic plagiarism is when someone makes superficial changes to the source text but retains the original ideas and words, presenting them as their own.

Quiz 2: Professionalism