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_____ supports actions as ethical when good outcomes (consequences) outweigh bad outcomes.


A) Absolutism
B) Utilitarianism
C) Kantianism
D) Divine Command Theory
E) All of the above

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Most police codes of ethics and conduct:


A) can be rejected as irrelevant to the practical realities of police work.
B) make allowances for imperfect behavior because police officers are human beings.
C) are standardized by the IACP.
D) provide an aspiring standard against which officers can measure their own behavior.
E) all of the above.

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_____, or non-consequentialism, is duty driven and focuses on the means through which one acts rather than the end result.


A) Normative ethics
B) Metaethics
C) Deontological theory
D) Teleological theory
E) All of the above

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Inappropriate behavior or uncivil conduct on the part of a police officer, although unacceptable while on-duty, is generally acceptable if it is restricted to the officer's off-duty, private life.

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From a criminal justice practitioner's perspective, ethical issues are often encountered in situations that involve:


A) the use of discretion or force.
B) deceptive practices.
C) assurance of rights to due process.
D) loyalty to peers.
E) all of the above.

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_____ values are enduring yet changeable beliefs that are reflected by an occupation or discipline.


A) Societal
B) Organizational
C) Professional
D) Personal
E) All of the above

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