Deck 2: Utilitarian and Deontological Approaches to Criminal Justice Ethics

Question 1

Mill's higher order of pleasures includes:

A) sexual gratification
B) fine foods
C) poetry
D) none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Deontologists have argued that human beings sometimes have to make right decisions based upon nothing more than:

A) positive consequences
B) a sense of duty
C) avoiding pain
D) all of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Factors relevant in calculating the amount of pleasure and pain produced by an action consist of these three things:

A) duration, intensity, probability
B) probability, proximity, pleasure
C) proximity, duration, probability
D) none of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Justice theories address broad social issues, including human rights, distribution of wealth, and:

A) leadership
B) education
C) equality
D) all of the above

Question 5

The utilitarian holds that we evaluate the ____________ of an action in terms of the results or outcomes of that action.

A) legality
B) validity
C) viability
D) morality

Question 6

____________ is one of the central ethical issues concerning criminal justice.

A) Deception
B) Force
C) Interrogation
D) none of the above

Question 7

The most famous deontologist was ____________.

A) John Mill
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Jeremy Bentham
D) none of the above

Question 8

____________ believed one had a duty to make right choices regardless of the consequences.

A) Kohlberg
B) Mill
C) Kant
D) Bentham

Question 9

____________ holds that the morality of an action is determined by the consequences produced by the action.

A) Bentham
B) Functionalism
C) Consequentialism
D) a and c

Question 10

When evaluating specific justice-related issues (such as how much power is given to police officers), which theory has a weakness of being too simplistic?

A) utilitarianism
B) deontology
C) both
D) neither

Question 11

Bentham holds that only actions that are done for the sake of duty have moral worth.

Question 12

According to deontologists, the fundamental principle of morality is the "categorical imperative."

Question 13

The utilitarian holds that we should not judge the morality of an action in terms of the consequences or results of that action.

Question 14

Theories of justice address broad social issues, including human rights, equality, and distribution of wealth.

Question 15

Mill (1979) considered pleasures such as drinking and playing video games to be superior to "lower order" pleasures such as poetry and reading.

Question 16

Utilitarianism is classified as a consequentialist ethical theory.

Question 17

Deontologists would agree that justice involves the maximizing of pleasure for the majority, sometimes at the expense of the minority.

Question 18

The use of force is a central criminal justice ethical issue unique to the profession.

Question 19

A normative ethical theorist tries to discover basic, fundamental principles of right and wrong

Question 20

Interest in professional ethics has decreased steadily over the last 15 to 20 years.

Question 21

Utilitarianism is closely associated with deterrence theory.