Deck 3: Justice, Ethics, and Peacemaking

Question 1

A(n) ____________ may perceive danger in advocating ethical rules and principles because they may replace natural caring.

A) Christian
B) rehabilitationist
C) Taoist
D) Indian

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Nel Noddings advocates a ____________ approach to ethics.

A) feminine
B) masculine
C) mindful
D) none of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

____________ may be explained as experiencing a more transcendent sense of awareness.

A) Mindfulness
B) Wholesight
C) Caring
D) Connectedness

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_________ relates to promoting societal growth through personal practice regardless of one's spiritual perspective.

A) Christianity
B) spirituality
C) humanism
D) folklore

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the themes of peacemaking?

A) connectedness
B) mindfulness
C) caring
D) virtue

Question 6

The metaphor of "mother earth" best represents which theme of peacemaking?

A) Connectedness
B) Care
C) Mindfulness
D) Duty

Question 7

According to Braswell and McDowell, contemporary prisons are typically ____________ institutions that tend to perpetuate rather than diminish violence.

A) traditional
B) violent
C) punitive
D) none of the above

Question 8

____________ has been said to be contemporary from a justice and criminology perspective, although its roots are grounded in ancient religious traditions.

A) Peacemaking
B) Caring
C) Mindfulness
D) none of the above

Question 9

____________ reasoning is the mind-set that draws distinctions and discriminations between right and wrong.

A) Retributive
B) Legal
C) Moral
D) all of the above

Question 10

According to Palmer (1983), ____________ includes both the heart and the head in one's decision making.

A) meditation
B) caring
C) wholesight
D) mindfulness

Question 11

____________ is an important aspect of looking within and taking more personal responsibility for the relationships of which we are a part.

A) Rationalization
B) Connectedness
C) Caring
D) none of the above

Question 12

____________ traditions are often associated with the value and usefulness of suffering and service.

A) Justice
B) Ancient
C) New-age
D) none of the above

Question 13

A criminal justice professional who is considerate of both the current situation as well as future impacts of his/her actions is exemplifying:

A) Connectedness
B) Mindfulness
C) Care
D) Hedonistic calculus

Question 14

There is often a sense of disconnectedness, inconsistency, and neglect regarding relationships in unhealthy and abusive families.

Question 15

Peacemaking as a justice and criminology perspective has been considered a contemporary, traditional phenomenon.

Question 16

Peacemaking has failed to include the possibility of mercy and compassion within the framework of justice.

Question 17

According to Braswell and McDowell, wholesight allows us to experience a more transcendent sense of awareness.

Question 18

According to Braswell and McDowell, once we accept connectedness, it becomes clear that our actions do not take place in a vacuum but within a complex web of interconnected people and things.

Question 19

As explained by Nel Noddings, ethical caring is ultimately grounded in natural caring,

Question 20

According to the text, acting violently, cruelly, and unjustly will fill the world with violence, cruelty, and injustice.

Question 21

The idea of karma is that the earth is a collection of natural resources.

Question 22

Nonviolence is a fundamental concept in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Question 23

The number of prison programs on mediation and conflict resolution have been decreasing in recent years.