Deck 5: Using Ethical Dilemmas in Training Police

Question 1

In terms of discretion, according to the text, ethics class participants very often identify the _____________ as problematic.

A) riot
B) family dispute
C) accident
D) whistle-blowing

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Whistle-blowing is most associated with what type of ethical dilemma?

A) discretion
B) loyalty
C) honesty
D) gratuities

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to the text, while teaching ethics to police officers, it is useful to weigh all of the following except:

A) requirements of the law
B) requirements of the department
C) personal ethics
D) public opinion

Answer 3

D

Question 4

_________ dilemmas may involve situations in which the officer knows that the job requires a particular action, but feels that action is a waste of time.

A) Duty
B) Service
C) Discretion
D) Loyalty

Question 5

The phenomenon of police officers lying about the facts of a case is often called:

A) misconduct
B) discretion
C) testilying
D) loyalty

Question 6

Mounting evidence shows that _________ is the best methodology for teaching police ethics

A) role playing
B) scenario-based
C) lecture
D) online

Question 7

Many officers are never faced with issues of police ____________ because they are in patrol and not in criminal investigation.

A) deception
B) discretion
C) detection
D) none of the above

Question 8

A gratuity is something given to all police as a policy. A ____________ is something given to an individual in return for a specific action.

A) gift
B) vacation
C) bonus
D) none of the above

Question 9

According to the text, which of the following methods of ethics training do police officers prefer?

A) pedagogical approach
B) small groups
C) role playing
D) case studies

Question 10

Whether a police officer should enforce a relatively minor law due to situational elements such as the age or poverty of an offender would be an example of:

A) discretion
B) duty
C) honesty
D) loyalty

Question 11

Supervisors such as sergeants and lieutenants are the most often overlooked groups for ethics instruction.

Question 12

According to the text, the traditional pedagogical approach is the most appropriate method to teach ethics to police recruits and officers.

Question 13

Many officers are never faced with issues of police discretion in their daily duties.

Question 14

Discretion can be defined as the power to make a choice among alternatives.

Question 15

Police training often spends the most time on activities that officers are least likely to encounter on the job.

Question 16

Ethics instruction is best implemented as a single training block during the academy.

Question 17

Many police officers feel that it is ethically acceptable to receive gratuities.

Question 18

Personalizing course content may help police officers to recognize ethical issues and resolve them.

Question 19

Police officers are always forced to present ethical rationales for their decisions.

Question 20

According to the text, ethical practice for police is primarily a matter of knowing and following a set of rules.