Deck 4: Ethics and Corrections

Question 1

What is the ratio of black people of voting age who are denied the right to vote due to disenfranchisement laws?

A) 1:7
B) 1:9
C) 1:11
D) 1:13

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following are philosophical touchstones that are referenced as guides to human decision-making?

A) Ethical formalism
B) Religion
C) Natural law
D) All of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Adherents of a(n) ______ ethical framework believe that: "What is good is that which is natural."

A) religious perspective
B) natural law
C) utilitarian
D) ethical formalism

Answer 3

B

Question 4

How many people were arrested for a marijuana law violation in 2014?

A) 851,894
B) 689,056
C) 700,993
D) 598,768

Question 5

What percentage of individuals were arrested for possession of marijuana in 2014?

A) 65%
B) 78%
C) 82%
D) 88%

Question 6

Which of the following is considered to be a social ill?

A) education
B) substance abuse
C) employment
D) health care

Question 7

_____ was the fourth most common cause of deportation for any offense in 2013.

A) Aggravated assault
B) Simple marijuana possession
C) Identity theft
D) Petty theft

Question 8

Kirkham (2013) found which of the following to be true in regard to the Youth Services International?

A) There was low staff turnover
B) Juveniles has access to meals
C) Reports of assaults and fighting were accurately reported
D) Staff abused the juveniles

Question 9

Kauffman and Pollock discuss which of the following as barriers in ethical practice?

A) Always come to the aid of a coworker.
B) Never rat on coworkers.
C) Always cover for a coworker in front of clients.
D) All of these.

Question 10

Which of the following is a behavior that promotes ethical behavior?

A) Encourage involvement of outsider review.
B) Encourage whistle-blowing.
C) Encourage professional engagement.
D) all of these

Question 11

Which of the following is an explanation as to why individuals may behave unethical?

A) Personal gain
B) Out of selfishness
C) Official deviance
D) all of these

Question 12

Which of the following is considered to be the most influence social institutions inculcate ethics and morality?

A) Church
B) School
C) Family
D) Politics

Question 13

Under the _____ perspective, we know what truth and decency are.

A) religious
B) ethical formalism
C) natural law
D) egoism

Question 14

The rights accorded to citizens under the Constitution of the United States fall in line with the

A) natural law.
B) egoism.
C) ethics of care.
D) ethics of virtue.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a virtue?

A) temperance
B) humility
C) thriftiness
D) all of these

Question 16

Which of the following perspectives is regarded as more feminine?

A) ethics of virtue
B) egoism
C) religious
D) ethics of care

Question 17

Helping and caring for others so they will do the same for you when you are in need of assistance is referred to as

A) ethics of care
B) enlightened egoism
C) ethical formalism
D) ethics of virtue

Question 18

The majority of the people in federal prison are

A) black or Latino.
B) white
C) foreigners
D) female

Question 19

The family is likely the most influential social institution to inculcate ethics and morality.

Question 20

The owner of YSI in Florida clearly benefits financially from cutting staff salaries and inmate food.

Question 21

Kant also believed that people must seek to be guided by reason in their decision making.

Question 22

Define the term deontological ethical system.

Question 23

Define the term teleological ethical system.

Question 24

Define the term ethical formalism.

Question 25

What is the religious perspective?

Question 26

Define ethics of care.

Question 27

What is discretion?

Question 28

Define the framework of egoism.

Question 29

Discuss a time that you were faced with an ethical dilemma. What happened? What did you do?

Question 30

Discuss 6 of the 12 practices that prevent unethical behavior. Which practices do you believe are most useful?

Question 31

Discuss the concepts of ethics and morality. Which concept do you believe is more important?