Deck 6: Ethical Issues for Police Officers & Criminal Investigators

Question 1

Which of the following is a primary responsibility of law enforcement when responding to a criminal complaint?

A)Testing all physical evidence
B)Taking crime scene photographs
C)Determining what happened
D)Testifying in court

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Police discretion can be found in which of the following routine decisions?

A)Whether or not to interview a witness
B)Whether or not to use force
C)Whom to pull over for traffic violations
D)All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Confidential informants are paid for their services and are allowed to continue to do things such as use drugs or engage in prostitution.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Mere suspicion is a reasonable belief that an individual has,is,or will commit a crime.

Question 5

A false confession is a confession of guilt made under duress or as a result of coercion.

Question 6

A voluntary statement,written or recorded,by a criminal suspect,acknowledging a particular decision or activity associated with a crime is referred to as a

A)False confession
B)Voluntary confession
C)Inculpatory confession
D)Inculpatory statement

Question 7

Noble cause corruption refers to the corrupt or illegal acts committed by law enforcement in order to secure or maintain an arrest or conviction,or some other worthy end.

Question 8

Duty of care refers to the professional and legal obligation to be competent custodians of

A)Any victims that are encountered
B)Any criminal investigations that are initiated
C)Any evidence that supports of refutes allegations of criminal activity against accused suspects
D)All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is a problem associated with false confessions?

A)Miranda
B)Coercion
C)Time in the box
D)All of the above

Question 10

In order to do their work,law enforcement officers need to violate some of the rules and laws that the rest of us must abide.

Question 11

Which of the following is a requirement for the ethical use of confidential informants?

A)The investigator should seek to corroborate all information provided by the CI with an alternate source before taking definitive action.
B)The investigator should not promise anything that is illegal.
C)The investigator should carefully document all information and activities related to the CI.
D)All of the above

Question 12

__________ is a charge used by police agencies to discipline its officers for any behavior that violates department rules and virtues.

A)Duty of care
B)Conduct unbecoming
C)Selective enforcement
D)Ethical violation

Question 13

Entrapment involves law enforcement inducing a person to commit a criminal act that he/she would typically commit.

Question 14

Law enforcement officers maintain a great deal of discretion with respect to whether,when,and how they intervene to exercise authority over citizens.

Question 15

In the cases of reported __________,most states have mandatory arrest laws.

A)Homicide
B)Domestic violence
C)Kidnapping
D)Arson

Question 16

The use of force or threats to gain someone's compliance is referred to as

A)Use of force
B)Coercion
C)Reasonable force
D)Probable force

Question 17

Ethical investigators understand that anything achieved after more than three hours is probably not going to be a reliable statement.

Question 18

A confession is a voluntary statement,written or recorded,by a criminal suspect,acknowledging a particular decision or activity associated with a crime.True of False?

Question 19

A felony chase means that under no circumstances will an officer give chase should a suspect flee in his/her vehicle.

Question 20

__________ is a reasonable belief that an individual has,is,or will commit a crime.

A)Reasonable grounds
B)Reasonable suspicion
C)Probable cause
D)Probable suspicion

Question 21

Explain the role of a patrol officer.List three functions of a patrol officer.

Question 22

Describe the difference between probable cause,mere suspicion,and reasonable suspicion.

Question 23

List and describe two ethical issues faced by criminal investigators.